Ashikaga Takauji
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: Through dogged military prowess and ruthless political decisiveness, Takauji prevented Japan from swinging back to an outdated Chinese-style imperial government and placed power fully in the hands of rising new military clans. The Ashikaga shogunate, which he founded, hastened innovations in politics, culture, and economics that launched Japan’s High Middle Ages.
Early Life
Ashikaga Takauji was born in 1305, the son of Ashikaga Sadauji of the Seiwa Genji branch of the Minamoto clan, which had founded the first shogunate, or military...
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