Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Ashikaga Yoshimochi ( Jap. 足利義持 * 12. March 1386 ; † 3. February 1428 ) was the fourth shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate , that of 1394 bis 1423 during the Muromachi period in Japan ruled. Yoshimochi was the son of the third Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu .
After his father withdrew from government business in 1394, Yoshimochi followed him in the same year as Seii Taishogun . As a young child, Yoshimochi formally had authority over the shogunate. After his father died in 1408 , Yoshimochi also got the power of the Shogun.
In 1423 Yoshimochi retired and was followed by his son, the fifth Shogun Ashikaga Yoshikazu .
literature
- E. Papinot: Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo, 1992, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 , p. 31
Web links
- Literature by and about Ashikaga Yoshimochi in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ashikaga Yoshimochi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 足 利 義 持 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese shogun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1386 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1428 |