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
This origin of the Ashikaga family, therefore, made it difficult from the first for the Shogun of the line to curb the arrogance of his influential generals.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro
The relation of shugo and djito in the time of the Ashikaga was quite of a different sort from that in the former Shogunate.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro
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