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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

1358 - 1408

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利 義満; September 25, 1358 – May 31, 1408) was the third shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was Ashikaga Yoshiakira's third son but the oldest son to survive, his childhood name being Haruō (春王). Yoshimitsu was appointed shōgun, a hereditary title as head of the military estate, in 1368 at the age of ten; at twenty he was admitted to the imperial court as Acting Grand Counselor (Gon Dainagon 権大納言). In 1379, Yoshimitsu reorganized the institutional framework of the Gozan Zen 五山禅 establishment before, two years later, becoming the first person of the warrior (samurai) class to host a reigning emperor at his private residence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is the 4,277th most popular politician (down from 4,132nd in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from Japan (down from 239th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 4,277 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacob Kettler, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Empress Jingū, Hyeonjong of Goryeo, Gustav Ritter von Kahr, and Ahmad ibn Tulun. After him are Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Shabaka, Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, Mauricio Macri, Murtala Mohammed, and Sundiata Keita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1358, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 3. Before him are John I of Portugal, and John I of Castile. After him are Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Elisabeth of Bohemia, and Elisabeth of Nuremberg. Among people deceased in 1408, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 4. Before him are Taejo of Joseon, John VII Palaiologos, and Miran Shah. After him are Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Muhammad VII of Granada, William II of Berg, John Gower, and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 260 out of 6,245. Before him are Mori Ōgai (1862), Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Arata Isozaki (1931), Kiyonosuke Marutani (null), Masahiro Hamazaki (1940), and Empress Jingū (169). After him are Setsu Sawagata (null), Ichirou Mizuki (1948), Kenzo Ohashi (1934), D. T. Suzuki (1870), Katō Kiyomasa (1561), and Eizo Yuguchi (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ranks 83. Before him are Emperor Hanzei (336), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Ankō (401), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (1887), and Empress Jingū (169). After him are Katō Kiyomasa (1561), Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Emperor Chūai (149), Oichi (1547), Emperor Ninken (449), and Emperor Seiwa (850).

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