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329: 43: 456:, where Go-Daigo had installed his court, but was betrayed by Kunikiyo, who disobeyed orders and instead went to attack Nitta Yoshinaga. He personally defeated Kunikiyo, then reconciled himself with Uesugi Noriaki in 1364 and reinstated him to his former post. Because Noriaki had sided with Ashikaga Tadayoshi during the 340:
In 1349 Takauji sent Motouji to the Kantō to replace Yoshiakira, solidify his power and protect his interests there. Motouji and all the Kantō Kubō that followed him resided in the Ashikaga clan's family mansion in today's Jōmyōji neighborhood in the east of Kamakura. At the location now stands a
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as his representative in the trust of three guardians: Hosokawa Kiyouji, Uesugi Noriaki, and Shiba Ienaga. This action however formally divided the country in two, giving the east and the west two separate administrations with similar authority and powers.
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After Takauji's death, Nitta Yoshioki meant to attack Kamakura again, but Motouji had him caught and drowned in a river in 1358. With the Kantō finally peaceful, Motouji sent troops commanded by Hatakeyama Kunikiyo to help his brother Yoshiakira attack
428:. Kō remained faithful to Motouji, but was killed in battle by Uesugi at Kai. Takauji responded running to Kamakura, defeating his brother's forces, and taking him prisoner. Tadayoshi died later, probably of poisoning. In 1352 257:, ruled Kantō and controlled the military forces there, the area was usually called Kamakura Bakufu or Kamakura shogunate, and Motouji shogun or Kamakura/Kantō Gosho, an equivalent title. When later the habit of calling 191:
back to Kamakura, the dynasty he started almost immediately developed the ambition to usurp the shogunate, becoming a serious headache for the central government. Motouji was the only
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In 1349 Takauji called Yoshiakira to Kyoto to take his brother Tadayoshi's place, replacing him in Kamakura with another of his sons, Motouji, to whom he gave the title of
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and commanded his army from here. This became a tradition for all of the Ashikaga that followed. They, after Kyoto's fashion, gave themselves the title
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made this place his residence. His descendants also resided here for well over 200 years thereafter. After Ashikaga Takauji became
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Papinot, E. (1910). "Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan". 1972 Printing. Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo,
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His childhood name first was Ikuō (光王) later become Kamewakamaru (亀若丸). In the first weeks of 1336, two years after the
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Yoshiakira decided to also live there. Yoshiakira's younger brother Motouji then became
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Since Motouji was then just a child, real power was in the hands of two
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spread from Kyoto to the Kantō, the ruler of Kamakura came to be called
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and, after his father's demise, he collaborated with his elder brother,
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in 1367 at the age of 28 while firmly in power. He is buried at the
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However, the following year Uesugi, together with Takauji's brother
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who always remained loyal to the Kyoto government. During the
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The stele that marks the spot in Kamakura where the
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He left behind his 4-year-old son 607: 416:, defected and allied himself with 226:Ashikaga Takauji left the city for 13: 858:People of Nanboku-chō-period Japan 389:and the residence was demolished. 309:Mother: Akahashi Toshi (1306–1365) 14: 884: 691:Original Japanese text available 547: 249:, or "Kantō deputy". Because the 148:(1340–1367) was a warrior of the 784:. Tokyo: Shin Jinbutsu Ōraisha. 782:Kamakura, Muromachi Jinmei Jiten 41: 701: 685: 780:Yasuda, Motohisa, ed. (1990). 752:Chūsei Toshi Kamakura wo Aruku 647: 515: 485: 277:. However, the first time the 1: 591:A History of Japan, 1334–1615 528: 213: 222:, the first of the Ashikaga 7: 10: 889: 863:Government of feudal Japan 671:35.3190111°N 139.5742556°E 15: 826: 815: 809: 739:Kokushi Daijiten Iinkai. 521:Head of the Ashikaga clan 323: 297: 294:, after Motouji's death. 288: 142: 110: 101: 91: 79: 67: 59: 53: 49: 40: 33: 478: 676:35.3190111; 139.5742556 589:Sansom, George (1961). 463:Motouji died during an 409:, men Takauji trusted. 750:Matsuo, Kenji (1997). 394: 337: 713:Warrior Rule in Japan 579:Jansen (1995:119–120) 544:Matsuo (1997:118–120) 343: 336:mansion used to stand 331: 347:Minamoto no Yoritomo 152:. The fourth son of 818:The five Kantō kubō 667: /  442:Hatakeyama Kunikiyo 405:Uesugi Noriaki and 253:was the son of the 208:Ashikaga Yoshiakira 502:2007-09-30 at the 414:Ashikaga Tadayoshi 355:Ashikaga Yoshikane 338: 283:Tsurugaoka Jishoan 201:Ashikaga Tadayoshi 150:Nanboku-chō period 96:Ashikaga shogunate 836: 835: 830:Ashikaga Ujimitsu 827:Succeeded by 821:Ashikaga Motouji 791:978-4-404-01757-4 632:Papinot (1972:36) 458:Kannō disturbance 317:Ashikaga Ujimitsu 197:Kannō disturbance 134: 133: 880: 810:Preceded by 807: 806: 803: 765: 746: 742:Kokushi Daijiten 716: 695: 689: 683: 682: 681: 679: 678: 677: 672: 668: 665: 664: 663: 660: 651: 645: 644:Yasuda (1990:26) 642: 633: 630: 605: 604: 586: 580: 577: 568: 565:Kokushi Daijiten 562: 545: 542: 522: 519: 513: 489: 454:Yoshino Province 418:Emperor Go-Daigo 387:Shimōsa Province 305:Ashikaga Takauji 293: 291: 290: 220:fall of Kamakura 159:Ashikaga Takauji 147: 145: 144: 137:Ashikaga Motouji 106: 104: 103: 45: 35:Ashikaga Motouji 31: 30: 888: 887: 883: 882: 881: 879: 878: 877: 838: 837: 832: 823: 820: 813: 792: 762: 704: 699: 698: 690: 686: 675: 673: 669: 666: 661: 658: 656: 654: 653: 652: 648: 643: 636: 631: 608: 601: 587: 583: 578: 571: 563: 548: 543: 536: 531: 526: 525: 520: 516: 510:era, 1st month) 504:Wayback Machine 490: 486: 481: 438:Nitta Yoshisada 426:Kōzuke Province 379:Uesugi Noritada 326: 312:Wife: Seiken'in 300: 285: 232:Nitta Yoshisada 216: 181:Ashikaga regime 139: 119: 98: 87: 72: 55: 36: 29: 12: 11: 5: 886: 876: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 834: 833: 828: 825: 814: 811: 805: 804: 790: 777: 766: 760: 747: 736: 709:Jansen, Marius 703: 700: 697: 696: 684: 662:139°34′27.32″E 646: 634: 606: 599: 581: 569: 546: 533: 532: 530: 527: 524: 523: 514: 483: 482: 480: 477: 436:(both sons of 430:Nitta Yoshioki 422:Southern Court 407:Kō no Morofuyu 325: 322: 321: 320: 313: 310: 307: 299: 296: 230:in pursuit of 215: 212: 132: 131: 112: 108: 107: 93: 89: 88: 83: 81: 77: 76: 69: 65: 64: 61: 57: 56: 51: 47: 46: 38: 37: 34: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 885: 874: 873:Ashikaga clan 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 845: 843: 831: 822: 819: 808: 801: 797: 793: 787: 783: 778: 775: 774:0-8048-0996-8 771: 767: 763: 761:4-12-101392-1 757: 753: 748: 744: 743: 737: 735: 734:OCLC 31515317 731: 730:9780521484046 727: 723: 722:9780521482394 719: 714: 710: 706: 705: 694: 688: 680: 650: 641: 639: 629: 627: 625: 623: 621: 619: 617: 615: 613: 611: 602: 596: 592: 585: 576: 574: 566: 561: 559: 557: 555: 553: 551: 541: 539: 534: 518: 512: 509: 505: 501: 498: 494: 488: 484: 476: 474: 470: 469:family temple 466: 461: 459: 455: 449: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 410: 408: 404: 403: 397: 393: 390: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 360: 356: 352: 348: 342: 335: 330: 318: 314: 311: 308: 306: 302: 301: 295: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 267:Kamakura kubō 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 247: 240: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 211: 209: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 165: 160: 157: 156: 151: 138: 129: 125: 124: 118: 117: 113: 109: 97: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 75: 70: 66: 62: 58: 52: 48: 44: 39: 32: 27: 23: 19: 18:Japanese name 816: 781: 751: 740: 712: 687: 659:35°19′8.44″N 649: 590: 584: 517: 511: 487: 462: 450: 445: 411: 400: 398: 395: 391: 374: 370: 367:Kantō kanrei 366: 362: 358: 349:founded his 344: 339: 333: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 243: 241: 223: 217: 204: 192: 162: 153: 136: 135: 128:Kantō region 121: 114: 25: 853:1367 deaths 848:1340 births 674: / 444:as the new 381:, moved to 319:(1359–1398) 173:Kamakura-fu 50:Native name 868:Kantō kubō 842:Categories 824:1349–1367 702:References 600:0804705259 567:(1983:542) 529:References 373:. 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Index

Japanese name
surname

Kamakura
Zuisen-ji
Ashikaga shogunate
Kantō kubō
shōgun
Kantō region
Nanboku-chō period
shōgun
Ashikaga Takauji
Kantō kubō
Kamakura
Kamakura-fu
Kyoto
Ashikaga regime
Kantō
Kyoto
Kannō disturbance
Ashikaga Tadayoshi
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
fall of Kamakura
Kyoto
Nitta Yoshisada
Yoshiakira
kanrei
Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Ujimitsu

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