A report on Ashikaga Takauji
The founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
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Kusunoki Masashige
5 linksJapanese samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.
Japanese samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.
Kusunoki was a leading figure of the Kenmu Restoration in 1333 and remained loyal to the unpopular Emperor Go-Daigo after Ashikaga Takauji began to reverse the restoration in the Nanboku-chō wars three years later.
Nitta Yoshisada
5 linksSamurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan.
Samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan.
Long an enemy of Ashikaga Takauji, Nitta Yoshisada is often blamed for the split between the Northern and Southern Courts, as he fought against the Ashikaga and for the emperor, Emperor Go-Daigo.
Japan
3 linksIsland country in East Asia.
Island country in East Asia.
Go-Daigo was defeated by Ashikaga Takauji in 1336, beginning the Muromachi period (1336–1573).
Shōhei
9 linksJapanese era (年號, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōkoku and before Kentoku.
Japanese era (年號, nengō, lit. year name) of the Southern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōkoku and before Kentoku.
This illegitimate Northern Court (北朝) had been established in Kyoto by Ashikaga Takauji.
Kō no Moronao
6 linksJapanese samurai of the Nanboku-chō period who was the first to hold the position of Shitsuji (Shōguns Deputy).
Japanese samurai of the Nanboku-chō period who was the first to hold the position of Shitsuji (Shōguns Deputy).
He was appointed by Ashikaga Takauji, the first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
Emperor Kōmyō
5 linksThe second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu.
The second of the Emperors of Northern Court, although he was the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu.
When Ashikaga Takauji rebelled against Emperor Go-Daigo's Kenmu Restoration and entered Kyōto in 1336, Go-Daigo fled to Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei.
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
5 linksThe second shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
The second shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
Yoshiakira was the son of the founder and first shōgun of the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji.
Samurai
3 linksSamurai (侍) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876.
Samurai (侍) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876.
Musō Soseki (1275–1351) was a Zen monk who was advisor to both Emperor Go-Daigo and General Ashikaga Takauji (1304–58).
Battle of Minatogawa
4 linksBattle of the Nanboku-chō Wars fought near the Minato River in Settsu Province (present day Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) on 5 July 1336.
Battle of the Nanboku-chō Wars fought near the Minato River in Settsu Province (present day Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) on 5 July 1336.
The Imperial forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo led by Kusunoki Masashige and Nitta Yoshisada attempted to intercept the Ashikaga forces led by Ashikaga Takauji in Settsu.
Ashikaga Motouji
3 linksWarrior of the Nanboku-chō period.
Warrior of the Nanboku-chō period.
The fourth son of shōgun Ashikaga Takauji, he was the first of a dynasty of five Kantō kubō, Kamakura-based representatives in the vital Kamakura-fu of Kyoto's Ashikaga regime.