Ashikaga Yoshiteru

Ashikaga Yoshiteru (Jp. 足利 義輝; March 31, 1536–June 17, 1565) was the 13th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the late Muromachi period of Japan. He was the eldest son of the 12th shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu. His mother is a daughter of Konoe Taneie who would later be come to called Keijuin(慶寿院). His younger brother Ashikaga Yoshiaki became 15th shogun.

Governance

Surrounded by daimyo who only intended to use the authority of shogun for their own good, Yoshiteru yet managed to reaffirm shogun's authority by active diplomacies that touched on every places of Japan. By trying to negotiate a peace between such well known daimyo as Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, Shimazu Takahisa and Otomo Yoshishige, and Mori Motonari and Amago Haruhisa, shogun's authority was again recognized by various daimyo. Lacking resources, yet Yoshiteru saw opportunities to give his kanji "輝" on various samurai like Mori Terumoto to become something close to a godfather. Yoshiteru was well respected for his actions and many researchers credit him as being the last effective shogun to hold the post. Oda Nobunaga and Uesugi Kenshin were among the many daimyo and samurai who travelled to Kyoto to pay a respect to shogun.

Related Topics:
Takeda Shingen - Uesugi Kenshin - Shimazu Takahisa - Otomo Yoshishige - Mori Motonari - Amago Haruhisa - Mori Terumoto - Oda Nobunaga

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