Ashikaga Yoshinori

Ashikaga Yoshinori
足利 義教
Shōgun
In office
1428–1441
MonarchGo-Hanazono
Preceded byAshikaga Yoshikazu
Succeeded byAshikaga Yoshikatsu
Head Priest of Enryaku-ji Temple
In office
1419–1428
Preceded byShōgon
Succeeded byChiben
Personal details
Born(1394-07-12)July 12, 1394
DiedJuly 12, 1441(1441-07-12) (aged 47)
SpouseHino Muneko
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Ashikaga Yoshinori (足利 義教, July 12, 1394 – July 12, 1441) was the sixth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1429 to 1441 during the Muromachi period of medieval Japan. Yoshinori was the son of the third shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.[1] His childhood name was Harutora (春寅). In 1433, he initiated the compilation of the last imperial waka anthology, Shinshoku Kokinwakashū, but was not satisfied with its compilation agenda which undermined his authority.[2]

  1. ^ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 331., p. 331, at Google Books
  2. ^ Citko-Duplantis, Małgorzata Karolina (2024). "The Poet Who Challenged the Shogun: Asukai Masayo and Shinshoku Kokin Wakashū". The Journal of Japanese Studies. 50 (1): 125–153. doi:10.1353/jjs.2024.a918585. ISSN 1549-4721.