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* ''Death: [[1565]]'' | * ''Death: [[1565]]'' | ||
* ''Distinction: 13th [[Ashikaga Bakufu|Ashikaga shôgun]]'' | * ''Distinction: 13th [[Ashikaga Bakufu|Ashikaga shôgun]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''Japanese:'' [[足利]]義輝 ''(Ashikaga Yoshiteru)'' | |
Yoshiteru was the eldest son of [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] and was named the 13th Ashikaga shôgun in [[1546]]. He was initially supervised by the [[Miyoshi clan|Miyoshi]] and under their pressure rejected [[Hosokawa Harumoto]]. He later resisted the influence of the Miyoshi and [[Matsunaga Hisahide]] and as a result was attacked and killed in his Nijô palace in [[Kyoto]] by troops sent by those two powers. He was relatively active in relations with the daimyô, awarding a character from his name to such figures as [[Uesugi Kenshin]] (Nagao Terutora), [[Mori Terumoto|Môri Terumoto]], and [[Date Terumune]]. He was also convinced to give his backing to a peace treaty between the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] and [[Mori clan|Môri]] in [[1563]]. | Yoshiteru was the eldest son of [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] and was named the 13th Ashikaga shôgun in [[1546]]. He was initially supervised by the [[Miyoshi clan|Miyoshi]] and under their pressure rejected [[Hosokawa Harumoto]]. He later resisted the influence of the Miyoshi and [[Matsunaga Hisahide]] and as a result was attacked and killed in his Nijô palace in [[Kyoto]] by troops sent by those two powers. He was relatively active in relations with the daimyô, awarding a character from his name to such figures as [[Uesugi Kenshin]] (Nagao Terutora), [[Mori Terumoto|Môri Terumoto]], and [[Date Terumune]]. He was also convinced to give his backing to a peace treaty between the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] and [[Mori clan|Môri]] in [[1563]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 19 November 2007
- Birth: 1534
- Death: 1565
- Distinction: 13th Ashikaga shôgun
- Japanese: 足利義輝 (Ashikaga Yoshiteru)
Yoshiteru was the eldest son of Ashikaga Yoshiharu and was named the 13th Ashikaga shôgun in 1546. He was initially supervised by the Miyoshi and under their pressure rejected Hosokawa Harumoto. He later resisted the influence of the Miyoshi and Matsunaga Hisahide and as a result was attacked and killed in his Nijô palace in Kyoto by troops sent by those two powers. He was relatively active in relations with the daimyô, awarding a character from his name to such figures as Uesugi Kenshin (Nagao Terutora), Môri Terumoto, and Date Terumune. He was also convinced to give his backing to a peace treaty between the Ôtomo and Môri in 1563.
| Preceded by: Ashikaga Yoshiharu |
Reign as Shogun 1546-1565 |
Succeeded by: Ashikaga Yoshihide |
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
