Ashikaga Yoshimochi

Ashikaga Yoshimochi 足利 義持
Shōgun
In office 1394–1423
Monarchs	Go-Komatsu Shōkō
Preceded by	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
Succeeded by	Ashikaga Yoshikazu
Personal details
Born	(1386-03-12)March 12, 1386
Died	February 3, 1428(1428-02-03) (aged 41)
Spouse	Hino Eishi [ja]
Children	Ashikaga Yoshikazu
Parents	Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (father) Fujiwara no Yoshiko (mother)
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Ashikaga Yoshimochi (足利 義持, March 12, 1386 – February 3, 1428) was the fourth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1394 to 1423 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimochi was the son of the third shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.^[1]