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The Ashikaga clan has two branches:
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*''Japanese:'' [[足利 (Ashikaga)|足利]]氏 ''(Ashikaga-shi)''
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The Ashikaga clan held the position of Shôgun and Kamakura Kubô (which would later become the position of Koga Kubô).
  
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==Shôgun==
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==''Kamakura and Koga Kubô''==
  
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The Ashikaga were descended from [[Minamoto Yoshiie]], whose son [[Minamoto Yoshikuni|Yoshikuni]] settled in the Ashikaga district of Shimotsuke Province. Yoshikuni's first son took the name Nitta while his second took Ashikaga. The Ashikaga became very wealthy under the Hôjô Regents and their defection to the Imperial cause in [[1333]] sealed the Hôjô's fate. [[Ashikaga Takauji]] then turned against [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] and in [[1336]] was named the 1st Ashikaga shôgun. The Ashikaga were seriously weakened after the [[Onin War|Ônin War]] ([[1467]]-[[1477|77]]) and eventually eclipsed by [[Oda Nobunaga]] in [[1573]], who banished the last Ashikaga shôgun, [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki|Yoshiaki]], from [[Kyoto]].
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The Ashikaga of the Kanto were tasked with maintaining the authority of the Ashikaga shôgun in that region and at first resided at Kamakura. They were known as the ''Kamakura Kubô'' and traditionally relied on the support of the [[Uesugi clan]], who were [[Kanto Kanrei]], or Deputy Shôgun for the Kanto. In [[1449]] [[Ashikaga Shigeuji]] ([[1438]]?-[[1531]]) became ''Kamakura Kubô'' and had [[Uesugi Noritada]] as his deputy. Shigeuji became concerned by the influence of the Uesugi and at length had Noritada murdered. The two main branches of the Uesugi, the Ogigayatsu and Yamanouchi, the latter supported by the Nagao of [[Echigo province|Echigo]], went to war with Shigeuji and his followers. Although Shigeuji held his own in various battles in [[Sagami province|Sagami]] and elsewhere, Kamakura was taken and burned by [[Imagawa Noritada]] in [[1455]] and the Ashikaga ''Kubô'' afterwards resided in [[Shimosa province]] and became known as the ''Koga Kubô''. When the Hôjô began to make advances into the Kanto in the early 16th Century, the Ashikaga allied with the Uesugi to challenge them. The ''Kubô'' position came to an effective end with the defeat and capture of [[Ashikaga Haruuji]] in [[1554]].
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===''Kamakura Kubô''===
  
 
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|<font color="#FFFFFF">The Ashikaga Shôgunate
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# [[Ashikaga Takauji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Motouji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshiakira]]
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# [[Ashikaga Ujimitsu]]
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]]
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# [[Ashikaga Mitsukane]]
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshimochi]]
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# [[Ashikaga Mochiuji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshikazu]]
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# [[Ashikaga Shigeuji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshikatsu]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshimasa]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshihisa]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshitane]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshizumi]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshihide]]
 
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Shogun)]]
 
 
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==''Kanto Kub&ocirc;''==
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===''Koga Kubô''===
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# [[Ashikaga Shigeuji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Masauji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Takamoto]]
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# [[Ashikaga Haruuji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Yoshiuji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Fujiuji]]
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# [[Ashikaga Ujinohime]]
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==Other Members of the Ashikaga Clan==
  
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The Ashikaga of the Kanto were tasked with maintaining the authority of the Ashikaga shôgun in that region and at first resided at Kamakura. They were known as the ''Kanto kubô'' and traditionally relied on the support of the [[Uesugi clan]], who were ''kanto kanrei'', or Deputy Shôgun for the Kanto. In [[1449]] [[Ashikaga Shigeuji]] ([[1438]]?-[[1531]]) became ''Kanto kubô'' and had [[Uesugi Noritada]] as his deputy. Shigeuji became concerned by the influence of the Uesugi and at length had Noritada murdered. The two main branches of the Uesugi, the Ogigayatsu and Yamanouchi, the latter supported by the Nagao of [[Echigo province|Echigo]], went to war with Shigeuji and his followers. Although Shigeuji held his own in various battles in [[Sagami province|Sagami]] and elsewhere, Kamakura was taken and burned by [[Imagawa Noritada]] in [[1455]] and the Ashikaga ''Kanto kubô'' afterwards resided in [[Shimosa province]]. When the Hôjô began to make advances into the Kanto in the early 16th Century, the Ashikaga allied with the Uesugi to challenge them. The ''Kanto Kubô'' position came to an effective end with the defeat and capture of [[Ashikaga Haruuji]] in [[1554]].
 
  
 
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|<font color="#FFFFFF">Members of the Ashikaga clan (''Kanto Kub&ocirc;'' branch)
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* [[Ashikaga Masatomo]]
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* [[Ashikaga Masatomo]] d.1491
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* [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Oyumi Kubo)]]
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* [[Ashikaga Yorizumi]]
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* [[Ashikaga Kunitomo]]
 
* [[Ashikaga Chachamaru]]
 
* [[Ashikaga Chachamaru]]
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* [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Koga Kubo)]]
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* [[Ashikaga Tadafuyu]]
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* [[Ashikaga Yoshizumi]]
 
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* [[Ashikaga Yorizumi]]
 
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* [[Ashikaga Takamoto]]
 
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* [[Ashikaga Haruuji]]
 
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* [[Ashikaga Yoshiuji]]
 
 
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==References==
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{{biodict}}
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E6%B2%B3%E5%85%AC%E6%96%B9 Koga Kubo] ''From Japanese Wikipedia''
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8E%8C%E5%80%89%E5%85%AC%E6%96%B9 Kamakura Kubo] ''From Japanese Wikipedia''
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*Jansen, Marius. ''[[Warrior Rule in Japan]]'' Cambridge University Press, 1995
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*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%81%E5%A4%B7%E5%A4%A7%E5%B0%86%E8%BB%8D Sei-Tai-Shogun] ''From Japanese Wikipedia''
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==See also==
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*[[Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara)]] - an unrelated clan by the same name, descended from the [[Fujiwara clan]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:48, 21 November 2015

  • Japanese: 足利氏 (Ashikaga-shi)

The Ashikaga clan held the position of Shôgun and Kamakura Kubô (which would later become the position of Koga Kubô).

Kamakura and Koga Kubô

The Ashikaga of the Kanto were tasked with maintaining the authority of the Ashikaga shôgun in that region and at first resided at Kamakura. They were known as the Kamakura Kubô and traditionally relied on the support of the Uesugi clan, who were Kanto Kanrei, or Deputy Shôgun for the Kanto. In 1449 Ashikaga Shigeuji (1438?-1531) became Kamakura Kubô and had Uesugi Noritada as his deputy. Shigeuji became concerned by the influence of the Uesugi and at length had Noritada murdered. The two main branches of the Uesugi, the Ogigayatsu and Yamanouchi, the latter supported by the Nagao of Echigo, went to war with Shigeuji and his followers. Although Shigeuji held his own in various battles in Sagami and elsewhere, Kamakura was taken and burned by Imagawa Noritada in 1455 and the Ashikaga Kubô afterwards resided in Shimosa province and became known as the Koga Kubô. When the Hôjô began to make advances into the Kanto in the early 16th Century, the Ashikaga allied with the Uesugi to challenge them. The Kubô position came to an effective end with the defeat and capture of Ashikaga Haruuji in 1554.

Kamakura Kubô

Ashikaga clan (Kamakura Kubô)
  1. Ashikaga Motouji
  2. Ashikaga Ujimitsu
  3. Ashikaga Mitsukane
  4. Ashikaga Mochiuji
  5. Ashikaga Shigeuji

Koga Kubô

Ashikaga clan (Koga Kubô)
  1. Ashikaga Shigeuji
  2. Ashikaga Masauji
  3. Ashikaga Takamoto
  4. Ashikaga Haruuji
  5. Ashikaga Yoshiuji
  6. Ashikaga Fujiuji
  7. Ashikaga Ujinohime

Other Members of the Ashikaga Clan

References

See also

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