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	Ashikaga Takauji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ashikaga Takauji (Japanese: 足利尊氏) (1305 – June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
		Takauji was a general of the Kamakura shogunate sent to Kyoto in 1333 to put down the Genko Rebellion which had started in 1331.
		The story of Ashikaga Takauji, Emperor Go-Daigo, Nitta Yoshisada, and Kusunoki Masashige from the Genko rebellion to the establishment of the Northern and Southern Courts is detailed in the 40 volume Muromachi period epic Taiheiki.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashikaga_Takauji (462 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Muromachi_period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		The period marks the governance of the Muromachi shogunate, also known as the Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1336 by the first Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Takauji.
		The ensuing period of Ashikaga rule (1336â“1573) was called Muromachi for the district in which its headquarters were in KyÅto after the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence in 1378.
		What distinguished the Ashikaga bakufu from that of Kamakura was that, whereas Kamakura had existed in equilibrium with the KyÅto court, Ashikaga took over the remnants of the imperial government.
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	A Time of Transitions
		Ashikaga Takauji ruled from Heian-kyo, which came to be known as the northern court.
		Ashikaga Takauji took the title of shogun in 1338 and attempted to recreate a unified political system centered on Heian-kyo.
		The Ashikaga Shogun's rule in the provinces was passed down through men called the shugo, the military arm of the government, and the jito, the civil arm of local government.
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	Ashikaga Takauji
		Takauji was in fact amply rewarded by the emperor for his services, and was named the shugo of Musashi and given considerable influence in two other provinces, was granted the courtly title of the Fourth Rank, Junior Grade, and the position Chinjufu Shôgun.
		Takauji briskly defeated Tokiyuki in a number of engagements in Totomi and Suruga and on 8 September 1335 retook Kamakura.
		Takauji rallied his forces in Omi province and launched a counterattack that produced a string of fiercely contested struggles in March and a fight for the capital itself that occupied the better part of April.
	www.samurai-archives.com /takauji.html (3678 words)

	Ashikaga Yoshiakira - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ashikaga Yoshiakira (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Yoshiakira was the son of the founder and first shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji.
		Takauji which grew away from Kemmu Restoration with a revolt of middle predecessors in the family line lets Kyoto establish the government.
		A year after his death, he was succeeded by his son Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as the third shogun in 1368.
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	Ashikaga shogunate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		The Ashikaga shogunate (Japanese 足利幕府, Ashikaga bakufu, 1336–1573) was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the shoguns of the Ashikaga family.
		In part because the founder of the Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji, did so by siding with the Emperor against the previous Kamakura shogunate, the Ashikagas shared more of the governmental authority with the Imperial government than the Kamakura had.
		The Ashikaga shogunate was destroyed in 1573 when Oda Nobunaga drove the 15th and last Ashikaga shogun Yoshiaki out of Kyoto.
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	A History of Japan, 1134-1615 (1961)
		The discontent grew and Ashikaga Takauji finally turned against the Emperor, who found himself a fugitive once again in 1336 when he was driven from Kyoto.
		Takauji managed to gather strength in Kyushu and returned to fight the loyalists, with the decisive confrontation known as the Battle of Minatogawa (July 5, 1336), where he routed Nitta and Kusunoki.
		Thus, the reasons for the decline of the Ashikaga Bakufu were mostly connected to the fiscal insolvency of the government.
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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Muromachi period
		The Muromachi period (室町時代;, also known as Muromachi era, Muromachi bakufu, Ashikaga era, Ashikaga period, and Ashikaga bakufu) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
		The ensuing period of Ashikaga rule (1336-1573) was called Muromachi for the district in which its headquarters were in Kyoto after the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence in 1378.
		What distinguished the Ashikaga bakufu from that of Kamakura was that, whereas Kamakura had existed in equilibrium with the Kyoto court, Ashikaga took over the remnants of the imperial government.
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	Muromachi Period (1333-1573)
		Ashikaga Takauji became the first emperor of the Muromachi period in 1338.
		Takauji’s sons assumed his role as the second and third shoguns, though they were not able to hold control for very long (1, 2, 3).
		Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third shogun of the Muromachi period and was the son of the second shogun of the same period.
	www.indiana.edu /~ealc100/Group2/Pages/muromachi.htm (634 words)

	Ashikaga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Ashikaga Yoshimasa (reigned 1449-1474) was unable to stop the devastating Onin War (1467-1477) between the great daimyo, and after he abdicated in 1474 to devote himself to the arts, a succession dispute hastened the family's decline.
		The Ashikaga shoguns became puppets of the contending daimyo in the bitter fighting of the 16th century, the so-called Epoch of Warring States.
		The Ashikaga shogunate was finally brought down by the warlord Oda Nobunaga, who first installed then (1573) toppled the last Ashikaga shogun, Yoshiaki (reigned 1568-1588).
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	Encyclopedia: Ashikaga Takauji
		Ashikaga Takauji (Japanese: è¶³å©å°æ°) (1305â“June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
		The Muromachi period (å®¤ç”ºæ™‚ä»£;, Muromachi jidai, also known as the Muromachi era, the Muromachi bakufu, the Ashikaga era, the Ashikaga period, or the Ashikaga bakufu) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
		Kinkaku, the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利義満) (September 25, 1358–May 31, 1408) was the 3rd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ashikaga-Takauji (1182 words)

	MSN Encarta - Japan
		Known as the Kemmu Restoration, the uprising was spearheaded by Ashikaga Takauji, a powerful warrior leader in eastern Japan.
		The dispute was eventually resolved in 1392, when the third Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, persuaded the emperor at Yoshino to abdicate and worked out a compromise over the imperial succession.
		Despite the splendor of the shogunal court, the Ashikaga shoguns were never able to assert as much control over the country as the Kamakura shogunate had.
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	Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan - MindSharer Article Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Ashikaga Takauji, who had been sent by the Bakufu to find and destroy this army, sided with the Emperor and captured the Rokuhara Tandai.
		Takauji enthroned the Jimyōin-tō Emperor Kōmyō;, and officially began his shogunate with the enactment of the Kemmu Law Code.
		Ashikaga Takauji constructed the Tenryuuji in Kyōto for his burial.
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	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Yoshiakira is on the run in the central provinces and Takauji, with Go-Kôgon on tow, flees to Ômi Province as the loyalists retake the capital.
		Ashikaga Yoshizumi, a nephew of Yoshimasa, becomes the eleventh Shôgun although he is 14 years old and a Hosokawa puppet.
		Ashikaga Yoshiharu becomes the twelfth Shôgun at the age of ten.
	www.wilton.k12.ct.us /whs/fac/g/gilberts2/cc/muromachi.htm (3013 words)

	Ashikaga Tadayoshi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Ashikaga Tadayoshi (1306-1352) was a general of the Northern and Southern Courts period (1337-92) of Japanese history and associate of his elder brother Ashikaga Takauji, the first Muromachi shogun.
		Turning against Go-Daigo, Tadayoshi and Takauji set up a rival emperor in 1336 and founded the Muromachi shogunate in 1338.
		Dividing power between them, Takauji took charge of military affairs and Tadayoshi of judicial and administrative matters.
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	A Chronology of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Ashikaga Takauji assumes title of Go-Dainagon (Acting Grand Counsellor) and begins as ruler of the country.
		Takauji dies in Kyôto at the age of fifty-four from a malignant tumor.
		Ashikaga Yoshiteru, along with his wife and mother, is assassinated by Matsunaga, an agent of the Miyoshi house (vassals of the Hosokawa).
	www.lac.uic.edu /~dturk/japanhistory/muromachihistory.html (2965 words)

	Ashikaga Tadayoshi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Ashikaga Tadayoshi was the loyal brother of Ashikaga Takauji.
		In 1334, he was sent by Takauji to serve prince Norinaga (Governor of Kozuke Province) as a guardian.
		Takauji dismissed Tadayoshi in 1349, and in the winter of 1351-52, Tadayoshi was captured and killed, possibly by poisoning on Takauji's order.
	www.samurai-archives.com /tadayoshi.html (96 words)

	Ashikaga Yoshiakira - Freecyclopedia.com :: The World Bank of Knowledge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Ashikaga Yoshiakira (1330 - 1367) was the 2nd Ashikaga shogun who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
		Yoshiakira was the son of the founder and 1st shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji[?].
		A year after his death, he was succeeded by his son Ashikaga Yoshimitsu as the 3rd shogun in 1368.
	www.freecyclopedia.com /econtents/as/Ashikaga_Yoshiakira.html (154 words)

	Feudal Japan: The Ashikaga Bakufu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Ashikaga, however, switched sides; by doing so, he precipitated a hemmorhage of loyal forces from the Kamakura.
		In 1336, the Emperor's forces under the leadership of Ashikaga Takauji overthrew the Hojo.
		The Ashikaga period, on the other hand, was really a multi-state system whose center was the bakufu in Kyoto.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/FEUJAPAN/ASHIKAGA.HTM (363 words)

	JHist Final :: Rob Ketcherside
		Ashikaga Takauji - One of the two most important military leaders to help Godaigo in his revolt.
		Kamakura kubo - When Ashikaga Takauji set up his shogunate in Kyoto, it left a vacuum of power in the Kanto.
		After the loss of power by the Ashikaga family, central authority was replaced by local authority, sometimes popular, sometimes religious, but most often through the control of a local daimyo.
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	Japanese history: Muromachi Period
		Ashikaga Takauji, once fighting for the emperor, now challenged the imperial court and succeeded in capturing Kyoto in 1336.
		In 1338 Takauji appointed himself shogun and established his government in Kyoto.
		During the 15th and 16th centuries, the influence of the Ashikaga shoguns and the government in Kyoto declined to practically nothing.
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	Ashikaga Takauji Biography / Biography of Ashikaga Takauji Biography Biography
		The Japanese warrior chieftain Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358) rose to a position of military hegemony during the civil wars of the 14th century and founded the second shogunate, or warrior government, of medieval Japan.
		The Ashikaga shogunate (known also as the Muromachi shogunate because of the location of its central offices in the Muromachi section of Kyoto), although it underwent many vicissitudes, retained at least titular military overlordship of Japan from 1336 until 1573.
		When he died in 1199, his two young sons who succeeded him as the second and third shoguns were unable to maintain Minamoto control over the shogunate, and during the early 13th century, leaders of the Hojo family (who were related to Yoritomo.....
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	Rise of the Ashikaga - The Ashikaga Shoguns and Civil War - History - Japan - Asia
		In 1336 Ashikaga Takauji turned against Go-Daigo and drove him from the capital at Kyoto.
		During the civil war, the Ashikaga shoguns had established their political base in Kyoto, where they could keep an eye on the Northern Court.
		The cumulative effect of the civil war was therefore to accelerate the drift toward feudal anarchy.
	www.countriesquest.com /asia/japan/history/the_ashikaga_shoguns_and_civil_war/rise_of_the_ashikaga.htm (440 words)

	Ashikaga Takauji -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		Takauji was sent by the Hojo government to reinforce Kyoto's defenses.
		Ashikaga Takauji, who established the Ashikaga shogunate in the 14th century, was born there.
		Ashikaga was a post town on the Nikko Highway during the Tokugawa era (1603–1867).
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	Ashikaga Shogunate - Freecyclopedia.com :: The World Bank of Knowledge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-19)
		Redirected from Ashikaga shogun The Ashikaga Shogunate (足利幕府;; Ashikaga-bakufu, 1336 - 1573) was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the shoguns of the Ashikaga family.
		The Ashikaga shogunate was destroyed in 1573 when Oda Nobunaga drove the 14th and last Ashikaga shogun Yoshiaki out of Kyoto.
		Afterwards, Yoshiaki sought and received protection from the Mori clan in western Japan and later was requested by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to accept him as an adopted son and 15th shogun but Yoshiaki refused.
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