# Ashikaga Yoshimochi

_The fourth shōgun of the Ashikaga Shogunate of Japan (1386–1428)_

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> Ashikaga Yoshimochi  was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the fourth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who first reigned from 1394 to 1423, and then again from 1425 to his death in 1428 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimochi was the son of the third shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and the elder brother of the sixth shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshinori.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 March 1386 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kyoto ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P19))
- **Died:** 3 February 1428 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kyoto ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P27))
- **Occupation:** samurai ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P106))
- **Spouse:** Hino Eishi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P26))
- **Positions held:** shogun (1395–1423) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287#P39))

## Questions

**When was Ashikaga Yoshimochi born?**  
Ashikaga Yoshimochi was born on 12 March 1386 in Kyoto.

**What positions has Ashikaga Yoshimochi held?**  
Positions held by Ashikaga Yoshimochi include: shogun (1395–1423).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ashikaga Yoshimochi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshimochi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q466287](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466287) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ashikaga Yoshimochi.jpg by Attributed to Tosa Yukihide (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashikaga_Yoshimochi.jpg)

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