Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga Yoshimasa 足利 義政 | |
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Ashikaga Yoshimasa (painting attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu, latter half of 15th century) | |
| Shōgun | |
| In office 1443–1473 | |
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| Preceded by | Ashikaga Yoshikatsu |
| Succeeded by | Ashikaga Yoshihisa |
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| Born | January 20, 1436 |
| Died | January 27, 1490 (aged 54) |
| Spouse | Hino Tomiko |
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Ashikaga Yoshimasa (足利 義政; January 20, 1436 – January 27, 1490) was the eighth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1449 to 1473 during the Muromachi period of Japan. His actions led to the Ōnin War (1467–1477), which triggered the Sengoku period. His reign saw a cultural flourishing in the arts, the development of tea ceremony, Zen Buddhism and wabi-sabi aesthetics.