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A History of Japan to 1334
George Sansom
Yoshitane's contested shogunate, exile, restoration, and the Ōuchi intervention.
Ashikaga Yoshitane
- Life
- 1466–1523
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
Selim I
Ottoman Empire
1512–1520
Bayezid II
Ottoman Empire
1481–1512
Henry VII of England
England
1485–1509
Zhengde Emperor
China
1505–1521
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
Japan
1500–1526
Manuel I of Portugal
Portugal
1495–1521
Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Empire
1520–1566
Maximilian I
Holy Roman Empire
1508–1519
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Spain
1479–1516
Louis XII of France
France
1498–1515
Francis I of France
France
1515–1547
James V of Scotland
Scotland
1513–1542
Pope Leo X
Papacy
1513–1521
Charles V
Spain
1516–1556
James IV of Scotland
Scotland
1488–1513
Charles VIII of France
France
1483–1498
Hongzhi Emperor
China
1487–1505
Pope Julius II
Papacy
1503–1513
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1452–1493
Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
1519–1556
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
Japan
1464–1500
John II of Portugal
Portugal
1477–1477; 1481–1495
Pope Innocent VIII
Papacy
1484–1492
Christian II of Denmark
Sweden
1520–1521
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