Q297107
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Key facts
- Monarchs
- Go-Daigo Go-Murakami
- Preceded by
- Prince Narinaga ( Kenmu Restoration )
- Succeeded by
- Ashikaga Yoshiakira
- Born
- August 18, 1305, Uesugi-shō, Ayabe, Kyoto or , Kamakura, Kanagawa , or, Ashikaga, Tochigi , Japan
- Died
- June 7, 1358 (1358-06-07) (aged 52), Masuya-chō, Kamigyō-ku , Kyoto , Japan
- Relations
- Ashikaga Takayoshi (older brother) Ashikaga Tadayoshi (younger brother)
- Children
- Ashikaga Yoshiakira Ashikaga Motouji Tazuō [ ja ] Ashikaga Takewakamaru
- Parents
- Ashikaga Sadauji [ ja ] Uesugi Kiyoko [ ja ]
- Allegiance
- Minamoto clan ( Seiwa Genji )
- Branch service
- Ashikaga clan
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Encyclopedic overview
Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏; August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358) also known as Minamoto no Takauji was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and 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: he kept his cool in battle and was not afraid of death, he was merciful and tolerant, and he was very generous with those below him.
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