Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion
Donald Keene
Yoshimasa built the Silver Pavilion, patron of Nō, tea, and the culture of decline.
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
- Life
- 1436–1490
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.
Mehmed II
Ottoman Empire
1451–1474
Afonso V of Portugal
Portugal
1449–1474
Charles VII of France
France
1449–1461
Louis XI of France
France
1461–1474
Henry VI of England
England
1449–1461
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1452–1474
Pope Nicholas V
Papacy
1449–1455
Murad II
Ottoman Empire
1449–1451
John II of Aragon
Spain
1458–1474
Emperor Go-Hanazono
Japan
1449–1464
James III of Scotland
Scotland
1460–1474
Edward IV of England
England
1461–1470
Chenghua Emperor
China
1464–1474
James II of Scotland
Scotland
1449–1460
Alfonso V of Aragon
Spain
1449–1458
Jingtai Emperor
China
1449–1457
Emperor Yingzong of Ming
China
1457–1464
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
Japan
1464–1474
Constantine XI Palaiologos
Rome
1449–1453
Pope Paul II
Papacy
1464–1471
Karl Knutsson
Sweden
1449–1457
Pope Pius II
Papacy
1458–1464
Christian I of Denmark
Sweden
1457–1464
Pope Callixtus III
Papacy
1455–1458
Pope Sixtus IV
Papacy
1471–1474
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