Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Ashikaga Yoshimasa
足利 義政
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (painting attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu, latter half of 15th century)
Shōgun
In office
1443–1474
Monarchs
Preceded byAshikaga Yoshikatsu
Succeeded byAshikaga Yoshihisa
Personal details
Born(1436-01-20)January 20, 1436
DiedJanuary 27, 1490(1490-01-27) (aged 54)
SpouseHino Tomiko
Parent
Signature
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Ashikaga Yoshimasa (足利 義政, January 20, 1436 – January 27, 1490)[1] was the eighth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan.

  1. ^ "Ashikaga Yoshimasa" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 625.