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Ashikaga Takauji

1305 - 1358

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Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏; August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358) also known as Minamoto no Takauji was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358. He was a male-line descendant of the samurai of the (Minamoto) Seiwa Genji line (meaning they were descendants of Emperor Seiwa) who had settled in the Ashikaga area of Shimotsuke Province, in present-day Tochigi Prefecture. According to Zen master and intellectual Musō Soseki, who enjoyed his favor and collaborated with him, Takauji had three qualities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashikaga Takauji is the 3,312th most popular politician (up from 3,608th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Japan (up from 193rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Japanese Politician.

Ashikaga Takauji is most famous for being the first shogun of the Muromachi period. He overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, and founded the Ashikaga shogunate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3,312 out of 19,576. Before him are Pujie, Chen Duxiu, Ka, Ramsay MacDonald, Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, and Huneric. After him are Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Piast the Wheelwright, Pekah, Rajendra Chola I, and Ted Kennedy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1305, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 2. Before him is Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan. After him are Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France, Peter II of Sicily, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany, Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, and Beatrice of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1358, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3. Before him are Isabella of France, and Albert II, Duke of Austria. After him are Étienne Marcel, Abu Inan Faris, Guillaume Cale, Giovanni de' Marignolli, Isabel Bruce, and Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 157 out of 6,245. Before him are Kunishige Kamamoto (1944), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835), Yasuo Takamori (1934), Sen no Rikyū (1522), and Shoichi Nishimura (1912). After him are Masao Uchino (1934), Emperor Go-Sai (1638), Empress Genshō (680), Kenichi Fukui (1918), Takashi Furukawa (1981), and Shunroku Hata (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 51. Before him are Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604), Shigeru Yoshida (1878), Emperor Kōrei (-341), Tarō Asō (1940), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), and Nobusuke Kishi (1896). After him are Emperor Go-Sai (1638), Empress Genshō (680), Emperor Sujin (-147), Issey Miyake (1938), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), and Emperor Suinin (-69).

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