Ashikaga Takauji
(1305-1358)
First shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan
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Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏, August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358. 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.
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18 August 1305 Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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| Died |
7 June 1358 (aged 52) Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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