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A great soldier and a charismatic leader, the first of the Ashikaga Shôguns etched out a place in Japanese history by giving free rein to his own ambitions and those of the warrior class. Perhaps, given how unwilling the samurai were to relinquish political authority, Takauji was an inevitable figure, and he is often seen as a traitor, opportunist, and even (usually when connected to [[Kusunoki Masashige]]) a villain. Like so many of Japan's great samurai figures, just who Ashikaga Takauji was is really a matter of perspective.

A great soldier and a charismatic leader, the first of the Ashikaga Shôguns etched out a place in Japanese history by giving free rein to his own ambitions and those of the warrior class. Perhaps, given how unwilling the samurai were to relinquish political authority, Takauji was an inevitable figure, and he is often seen as a traitor, opportunist, and even (usually when connected to [[Kusunoki Masashige]]) a villain. Like so many of Japan's great samurai figures, just who Ashikaga Takauji was is really a matter of perspective.

== Jizo and Takauji ==

== Jizo and Takauji ==

==Notes to the Text==

==Notes to the Text==

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==Sources==

==Sources==

*Jansen, Marius. ''[[Warrior Rule in Japan]]'' Cambridge University Press, 1995

*Jansen, Marius. ''[[Warrior Rule in Japan]]'' Cambridge University Press, 1995

*Duus, Peter.  ''Feudalism in Japan'' Knopf, 1969

*Duus, Peter.  ''Feudalism in Japan'' Knopf, 1969