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A History of Japan to 1334
George Sansom
Yoshiharu fled Kyoto before Oda Nobunaga, the Ashikaga shogunate's twilight.
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
- Life
- 1511–1550
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Henry VIII of England
England
1509–1547
Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Empire
1520–1566
Francis I of France
France
1515–1547
Jiajing Emperor of Ming
China
1521–1567
Charles V
Spain
1516–1556
Humayun
Mughal Empire
1531–1540; 1555–1556
Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
1519–1556
John III of Portugal
Portugal
1521–1557
Babur
Mughal Empire
1526–1531
James V of Scotland
Scotland
1513–1542
Gustav I of Sweden
Sweden
1523–1560
Emperor Go-Nara
Japan
1526–1557
Pope Paul III
Papacy
1534–1549
Pope Clement VII
Papacy
1523–1534
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
Japan
1500–1526
Mary, Queen of Scots
Scotland
1542–1567
Pope Adrian VI
Papacy
1522–1523
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