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Family crest of Ashikaga Yoshiteru

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Ashikaga Yoshiteru

足利義輝


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1558

Month 7

Battle of Kitashirakawa

Core of the shogunal side; returned to Kyoto after defeat
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Ashikaga Yoshiteru, trying to retake the capital, was beaten by the Miyoshi at Kitashirakawa. Terms were reached in the eleventh month, and he returned to Kyoto after five years.

1560

Month 12

Search for Stability in Kyoto

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Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru seeks to improve relations with Kinai lords and temples to stabilize politics in Kyoto.

1565

5/19

Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru Is Killed in the Eiroku Incident

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Forces of the Miyoshi Triumvirate and their allies attacked the shogunal residence in Kyoto, and the thirteenth Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru was killed after resisting.

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