Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏, Ashikaga Takauji^? 1305—June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun 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 descendant of the samurai of the Seiwa Genji line, descended from Emperor Seiwa, that had settled in Ashikaga area of Shimotsuke Province which is in present day Tochigi Prefecture. Events August 5 - English troops capture William Wallace Wenceslas III becomes king of Bohemia Archbishop of Bordeaux, Bertrand de Got, was elected as Pope Clement V. Philip IV of France accused the Knights Templar of heresy. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Events Jacquerie. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate For other articles with similar names, see Shogun (disambiguation). ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ... Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ... The Muromachi period (Japanese: 室町時代, Muromachi-jidai, also known as the Muromachi era, the Muromachi bakufu, the Ashikaga era, the Ashikaga period, or the Ashikaga bakufu) is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. ... Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ... The Seiwa Genji (清和源氏) were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Minamoto clan. ... ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県 Tochigi-ken) is a located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu, Japan. ...

Takauji was a general of the Kamakura shogunate sent to Kyoto in 1333 to put down the Genko Rebellion which had started in 1331. After becoming increasingly disillusioned with the shogunate over time, Takauji joined the banished Emperor Go-Daigo and Kusunoki Masashige and seized Kyoto. Soon after, Nitta Yoshisada attacked Kamakura and finally destroyed the shogunate and Emperor Go-Daigo became the de facto ruler of Japan, reestablishing the primacy of the imperial court in Kyoto and starting the Kemmu restoration. A General is an officer of high military rank. ... This wooden Kongorikishi statue was created during the Kamakura shogunate during 14th century Japan. ... Kyōto ) (lit. ... Events End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan. ... Combatants Imperial forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo Forces of Kamakura shogunate Commanders Ashikaga Takauji, Nitta Yoshisada, Kusunoki Masashige Hōjō Mototoki, Hōjō Takatoki, Hōjō Sadaaki, Hōjō Moritoki The Genkō War (元弘の乱, Genkō no Ran) (1331-1333) was a civil war in Japan which marked the fall of... Events September 8 - Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia Start of the reign of Emperor Kogon of Japan, first of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Births Coluccio Salutati, Florentine political leader (died 1406) Deaths January 14 - Odoric, Italian explorer October 27 - Abulfeda, Arab historian and geographer (born 1273) Categories: 1331... This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. ... Emperor Go-Daigo (後醍醐天皇 Go-Daigo Tennō) (November 26, 1288 – September 19, 1339) was the 96th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Kusunoki Masashige (楠木 正成, 1294-1336, also Nankō or Dai-Nankō) was a 14th century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in his attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate, then under the leadership of the Hojo clan. ... Kyōto ) (lit. ... Nitta Yoshisada (新田義貞)(1301-1338) was the head of the Nitta clan in the early 14th century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-cho period, capturing Kamakura from the Hōjō clan in 1333. ... Crowds of visitors in Kamakura (Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine) Big Buddha at Kotokuin Kamakura (Japanese: 鎌倉市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo (to which it is linked by the railway line to Yokosuka). ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... Kyōto ) (lit. ... The Kemmu Restoration (建武の新政; Kemmu no shinsei) was a period of Japanese history that occurred from 1333 to 1336 AD. It marks the three year period between the fall of the Kamakura shogunate and the rise of the Ashikaga shogunate, when Emperor Go-Daigo attempted to re-established Imperial control (but...

However, shortly thereafter, the samurai clans became increasingly disillusioned with reestablished imperial court which sought to return to the social and political systems of the Heian period. Sensing their discontent, Takauji pleaded with the emperor to do something before rebellion would break out, however his warnings were ignored. Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ... The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Heian Period. ...

Hōjō Tokiyuki, son of the 14th Hōjō regent Hōjō Moritoki, took the opportunity to start the Nakasendai rebellion (Nakasendai no Ran) to try to reestablish the shogunate at Kamakura in 1335. Takauji put down the rebellion and took Kamakura for himself. Taking up the cause of his fellow samurai, he claimed the title of Seii Taishogun and alloted land to his followers without permission from the court. Takauji announced his allegiance to the imperial court, but Go-Daigo sent Nitta Yoshisada to reclaim Kamakura. For the Hiroshima High School principal and Scouting notable, see Hōjō Tokiyuki (Scouting). ... The Hōjō clan (北条氏) in the history of Japan was a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate. ... Events Abu Said dies and the Ilkhan khanate ends Slavery abolished in Sweden Charles I of Hungary allies with Poland against the Hapsburgs and Bohemians Carinthia and Carniola come under Habsburg rule. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate For other articles with similar names, see Shogun (disambiguation). ...

Meeting at the Battle of Hakone Take no Shita, Takauji defeated Yoshisada and afterwards marched all the way to Kyoto. He captured it only to be driven out and to Kyūshū by the regrouped forces of Yoshisada with Masashige. Takauji allied himself with the clans native to Kyūshū and again marched to Kyoto. At the decisive Battle of Minato River in 1336, Takauji defeated Yoshisada and killed Masashige, allowing him to seize Kyoto for good. Emperor Kōmyō was installed as emperor beginning the turbulent Northern and Southern Court period (Nanboku-chō) which would last for almost 60 more years. Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... Combatants Ashikaga rebels Japanese imperial forces Commanders Ashikaga Takauji Kusunoki Masashige, Nitta Yoshisada Casualties  ? Kusunoki commits suicide The Battle of Minatogawa also known as the Battle of Minato River was fought in 1336 between Japanese forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo and the Ashikaga clan. ... Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... Emperor Kōmyō (光明天皇 Kōmyō Tennō) (January 11, 1322 – July 26, 1380) was the second of the Ashikaga Pretenders, although he was actually the first to be supported by the Ashikaga Bakufu. ... The Nanboku-cho period (Japanese: 南北朝時代, nanbokuchō-jidai, South and North courts period), also known as the Northern and Southern Courts period, spanning from 1336 to 1392, was a period that occurred during the early years of the Muromachi period of Japans history. ...

Takauji's son Ashikaga Yoshiakira succeeded him as shogun after his death. His grandson Ashikaga Yoshimitsu united the Northern and Southern courts in 1392. Ashikaga Yoshiakira (Jp. ... Kinkaku, the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji, originated as the villa of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. ... Events December 16 - Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu, ending the nanboku-cho period of competing imperial courts James of Jülich is boiled alive for pretending to be a bishop and ordaining his own priests Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General...

The story of Ashikaga Takauji, Emperor Go-Daigo, Nitta Yoshisada, and Kusunoki Masashige from the Genko rebellion to the establishment of the Northern and Southern Courts is detailed in the 40 volume Muromachi period epic Taiheiki. The Taiheiki (太平記) is a Japanese historical epic (see gunki monogatari), written in the late 14th century. ...