Ashikaga Yoshikatsu
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was the 7th shogun
of the Ashikaga shogunate
who reigned from 1442 to 1443 during the Muromachi period
of Japan
. Yoshikatsu was the son of 6th shogun
Ashikaga Yoshinori
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Significant events which shaped the period during which Yoshikatsu was shogun:
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
of the Ashikaga shogunate
Ashikaga shogunate
The , also known as the , was a Japanese feudal military regime, ruled by the shoguns of the Ashikaga clan.This period is also known as the Muromachi period and gets its name from Muromachi Street of Kyoto where the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence...
who reigned from 1442 to 1443 during the Muromachi period
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Yoshikatsu was the son of 6th shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
Ashikaga Yoshinori
Ashikaga Yoshinori
was the 6th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1429 to 1441 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshinori was the son of the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.-Shogunal succession:...
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Significant events which shaped the period during which Yoshikatsu was shogun:
- July 12, 1441 (KakitsuKakitsuwas a after Eikyō and before Bun'an. This period spanned the years from February 1441 through February 1444. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1451 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events...
1, 24th day of the 6th month): Shogun Yoshinori is murdered at the age of 48 by Akamatsu Mitsusuke; and shortly thereafter, it is determined that his 8-year-old son, Yoshikatsu, will become the new Shogun. - 1442 (Kakitsu 2): Yoshikatsu is confirmed as shogun.
- August 16, 1443 (Kakitsu 3, 21 day of the 7th month): Shogun Yoshikatsu died at the age of 10. Fond of horse riding, he was fatally injured in a fall from a horse. He had been shogun for only three years. His 8-year-old brother, Yoshinari, was then named shogun. Several years after he became shogun, Yoshinari changed his name to YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasawas the 8th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimasa was the son of the sixth shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori....
, and he is better known by that name.
Era of Yoshikatsu's bakufu
The years in which Yoshikatsu was shogun are more specifically identified by only one era name or nengō.- KakitsuKakitsuwas a after Eikyō and before Bun'an. This period spanned the years from February 1441 through February 1444. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1451 : The era name was changed to mark an event or a number of events...
(1441–1444)