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Ashikaga Yoshizumi

Ashikaga Yoshizumi (Jp. 足利 義澄; January 15, 1481September 6, 1511) was the 11th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1494 to 1508 during the Muromachi period of Japan. He was the son of Ashikaga Masatomo and grandson of the 6th shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori.

Adopted by the 8th shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, he was installed by Hosokawa Masamoto as Seii Taishogun but was stripped of the title in 1508 by the 10th shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane who became shogun for a second term.

His sons Ashikaga Yoshiharu and Ashikaga Yoshihide became the 12th and 14th shoguns, respectively.


Preceded by:
Ashikaga Yoshitane
Ashikaga Shogun
1494–1508
Succeeded by:
Ashikaga Yoshitane


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