Ashikaga Yoshiaki (足利 義昭 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, December 5, 1537–October 9, 1597) was the 15th, and last, shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan who reigned from 1568 to 1573. His father, Ashikaga Yoshiharu (April 2, 1510–May 20, 1550) was the 12th shogun, and his brother, Ashikaga Yoshiteru (March 31, 1536–June 17, 1565) was the 13th shogun. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... Events January 24 - Battle of Turnhout. ... This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Ashikaga Yoshiharu (Jp. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Ashikaga Yoshiteru (Jp. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years). ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Argentina. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ...

The absence of a de facto central authority in the capital of Japan had lasted until the warlord Oda Nobunaga's armies entered Kyoto in 1568, re-establishing the Muromachi Shogunate under the puppet shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki to begin the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Ashikaga Yoshihide, the 14th shogun, was deposed without ever entering the capital. However, despite a renewed central authority in Kyoto and Nobunaga's attempt to unify the country, the struggle for power among warring states continued until unification and final peace was achieved long after his assassination in 1582. 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... Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長 Oda Nobunaga, June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... Location of Kyoto, on the main island of Japan Kyoto (Japanese: 京都市; Kyōto-shi) is a city in Japan that has a population of 1. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Muromachi period (室町時代, also known as Muromachi era... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period --- Kofun period --- Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period --- Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period --- Japanese expansionism --- Occupied Japan --- Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Azuchi-Momoyama period (安土桃山時代) is a division of... Ashikaga Yoshihide (Jp. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who would later unite Japan, had wanted the Ashikaga Yoshiaki to accept him as an adopted son, but was refused. Hideyoshi at his old age. ...

The Ashikaga shogunate was destroyed in 1573 when Oda Nobunaga drove Yoshiaki out of Kyoto.