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
1522–1547
Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Empire
1522–1547
Francis I of France
France
1522–1547
Jiajing Emperor of Ming
China
1522–1547
Charles V
Spain
1522–1547
Humayun
Mughal Empire
1531–1540
Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
1522–1547
John III of Portugal
Portugal
1522–1547
Babur
Mughal Empire
1526–1531
James V of Scotland
Scotland
1522–1542
Gustav I of Sweden
Sweden
1523–1547
Emperor Go-Nara
Japan
1526–1547
Pope Paul III
Papacy
1534–1547
Pope Clement VII
Papacy
1523–1534
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
Japan
1522–1526
Mary, Queen of Scots
Scotland
1542–1547
Pope Adrian VI
Papacy
1522–1523
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Further Reading
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