Ashikaga Yoshiharu
12th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1521–1546) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Ashikaga.
Ashikaga Yoshiharu (足利 義晴, April 2, 1511 – May 20, 1550) was the twelfth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate from 1521 through 1546 during the late Muromachi period of Japan.[1] He was the son of the eleventh shōgun Ashikaga Yoshizumi.[2]
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Preceded by | Ashikaga Yoshitane |
Succeeded by | Ashikaga Yoshiteru |
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Born | (1511-04-02)April 2, 1511 |
Died | May 20, 1550(1550-05-20) (aged 39) |
Spouse(s) | Keiju-in, daughter of Konoe Hisamichi |
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From a western perspective, Yoshiharu is significant, as he was shogun when the first contact of Japan with the European West took place in 1543. A Portuguese ship, blown off its course to China, landed in Japan. In 1526, Yoshiharu invited archers from neighboring provinces to come to the capital for an archery contest.[3]