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Ashikaga Takauji | |
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| 足利 尊氏 | |
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| Shōgun of Ashikaga shogunate | |
| In office 1338–1358 | |
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| Preceded by | Prince Narinaga (Kenmu Restoration) |
| Succeeded by | Ashikaga Yoshiakira |
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| Born | August 18, 1305 Uesugi-shō, Ayabe, Kyoto or Kamakura, Kanagawa,or Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan |
| Died | June 7, 1358 (aged 52) Masuya-chō, Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
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| Allegiance | Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) |
| Branch/service | Ashikaga clan |
Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏, August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358)[1] also known as Minamoto no Takauji was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.[2] His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358.[3] He was a male-line descendant of the samurai of the (Minamoto) Seiwa Genji line (meaning they were descendants of Emperor Seiwa) who had settled in the Ashikaga area of Shimotsuke Province, in present-day Tochigi Prefecture.
According to Zen master and intellectual Musō Soseki, who enjoyed his favor and collaborated with him, Takauji had three qualities. First, he kept his cool in battle and was not afraid of death.[4] Second, he was merciful and tolerant.[4] Third, he was very generous with those below him.[4]
- ^ His name had originally been written with the characters 高氏，but he later received from Emperor Go-Daigo the right to use those 尊氏, under which he would become famous. According to Sansom (1977:87), in contemporary chronicles he is rarely called with his name, but referred to as Ō-gosho (大御所, Great shōgun) or Dainagon (Great Councillor).
- ^ "Ashikaga Takauji" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 625.
- ^ "Ashikaga Takauji". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ a b c Matsuo (1997:105)