Ashikaga Yoshiakira (Jp. 足利 義詮) (July 4, 1330 – December 28, 1367) was the second shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshiakira was the son of the founder and first shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji. Japanese (Japanese: 日本語,   Nihongo[?]) is a language of as-yet unknown origins spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Events The Bulgars under Michael III are beaten by the Serbs at Velbuzhd, and large parts of Bulgaria fall to Serbia. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ... Events Jacquerie. ... Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ... The Muromachi period (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. ... In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. ... The Ashikaga shogunate (Jp. ... Ashikaga Takauji (Japanese: 足利尊氏) (1305–June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. ...

He spent his childhood in Kamakura as a hostage of the Hojo clan. His father Takauji joined forces with the banished Emperor Go-Daigo, and when the shogunate was finally destroyed, and Go-Daigo started the Kemmu Restoration, Yoshiakira was dispatched to Kamakura. Kamakura can refer to: The city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan The Kamakura Shogunate period in the History of Japan The Kamakura family name in Japan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Hojo clan (北条氏) in History of Japan is a family of regents of the Kamakura Shogunate. ... Emperor Go-Daigo (Japanese: 後醍醐天皇, Go-Daigo-tennō) (November 26, 1288–September 19, 1339) was the 96th Emperor of Japan. ... 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 re-established Imperial control. ...

An internal disturbance of the government caused Yoshiakira to be called back to Kyoto. Yoshiakira succeeded his father Takauji as Seii Taishogun after his death in 1358. This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. ...

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His tomb is in Tojiin, Kyoto.