Ashikaga
Americannoun
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One of the strongest of these demands was that the Ashikaga shoguns prevent Japanese pirates from preying on China and its vassal state of Korea, which the Japanese rulers were unable to do.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
As per usual, the Achilles’ heel is the guest interview—in this case, conducted by Malina with The West Wing’s editor, Janet Ashikaga.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2021
As a child in Ashikaga, Japan, Kasahara would catch fish or make chicken skewers for his lunch.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2019
No doubt the shugo in the Ashikaga period had in their provinces, besides their suzerainty over the djito, the tenure of certain tracts of land, as in the days of Kamakura.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara
He grew up, however, to be the most typical Shogun of all the Ashikaga.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara
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