Ashikaga Takauji
first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1305–1358) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏, August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358)[1] was the founder of the Ashikaga shogunate.[2]
He took power in 1338. This was the beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan, and his reign came to an end with his death in 1358..[3]
He was in the Seiwa Genji family. The family is descended from Emperor Seiwa.