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Ashikaga Yoshikatsu Became the Seventh Shogun at Just 9 Years Old - but Why Did He Die the Following Year?

Lifespan is a difficult thing for rulers who hold great power. If they die young, there will be disputes over the selection of a successor. On the other hand, if they live too long, power will be divided, which can also become a source of conflict. So what about Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, the seventh shogun of the Muromachi shogunate? He is rarely noticed, but he was an unfortunate shogun, becoming shogun at the age of nine (by Japanese age reckoning)…
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Lifespan is a difficult thing for rulers who hold great power. If they die young, there will be disputes over the selection of a successor. On the other hand, if they live too long, power will be divided, which can also become a source of conflict. So what about Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, the seventh shogun of the Muromachi shogunate? He is rarely noticed, but he was an unfortunate shogun, becoming shogun at the age of nine (by Japanese age reckoning)…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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