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Ashikaga Takauji

1305 - 1358

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Ashikaga Takauji (足利 尊氏, August 18, 1305 – June 7, 1358) also known as Minamoto no Takauji was the founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ashikaga Takauji has received more than 425,340 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ashikaga Takauji is the 3,608th most popular politician (up from 3,972nd in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 211th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Japanese Politician.

Ashikaga Takauji is most famous for being the first shogun of the Muromachi period. He overthrew the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, and founded the Ashikaga shogunate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3,608 out of 19,576. Before him are Sobhuza II, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Mohammad Najibullah, Benny Gantz, Bahram II, and Albert I, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Margaret of York, Munmu of Silla, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Sverre of Norway, Rama III, and Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1305, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3. Before him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, and Marie of Luxembourg, Queen of France. After him are Peter II of Sicily, Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany, Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, and Beatrice of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1358, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 3. Before him are Isabella of France, and Albert II, Duke of Austria. After him are Étienne Marcel, Guillaume Cale, Abu Inan Faris, Giovanni de' Marignolli, Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, and Isabel Bruce.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 193 out of 6,245. Before him are Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Emperor Antoku (1178), and Kitarō (1953). After him are Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Mori Ōgai (1862), Hiroaki Sato (1932), and Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Ashikaga Takauji ranks 69. Before him are Emperor Kōgen (-272), Emperor Seimu (83), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), and Emperor Antoku (1178). After him are Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646), Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212), Empress Genshō (680), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Emperor Buretsu (489), and Emperor Richū (336).

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