Ashikaga Yoshikazu
Ashikaga Yoshikazu ( Japanese 足 利 義 量 ; * August 27, 1407 ; † March 17, 1425 ) was the fifth shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate , who ruled Japan from 1423 to 1425 during the Muromachi period .
Yoshikazu was the son of the fourth Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimochi .
After his father's resignation, Yoshikazu Seii Taishogun , but died two years later. His living father did not name a new successor for the shogunate and died some time later himself. The sixth Shogun, Yoshikazu's uncle Ashikaga Yoshinori , was determined in 1429 by lot.
literature
- E. Papinot: Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan . Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo 1992, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ E. Papinot: Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Rutland, Vermont, Tokyo, 1992, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 , p. 31
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| SURNAME | Ashikaga, Yoshikazu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 足 利 義 量 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese shogun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1407 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1425 |