First shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1305–1358)
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ashikaga.
Ashikaga Takauji
足利 尊氏
Shōgun of Ashikaga shogunate
In office 1338–1358
Monarchs
Go-Daigo
Go-Murakami
Preceded by
Prince Narinaga (Kenmu Restoration)
Succeeded by
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Personal details
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
Tsur-ō
Ashikaga Takewakamaru
Parents
Ashikaga Sadauji
Uesugi Kiyoko
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji)
Branch/service
Ashikaga clan
Portrait traditionally identified as that of Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏, August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358)[1] was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.[2] His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358.[3] 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. First, he kept his cool in battle and was not afraid of death.[4] Second, he was merciful and tolerant.[4] Third, he was very generous with those below him.[4]
^His name had originally been written with the characters 高氏，but he later received from Emperor Go-Daigo the right to use those 尊氏, under which he would become famous. According to Sansom (1977:87), in contemporary chronicles he is rarely called with his name, but referred to as Ō-gosho (大御所, Great shōgun) or Dainagon (Great Councillor).
^"Ashikaga Takauji" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 625.
^"Ashikaga Takauji". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
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