
A History of Japan to 1334
George Sansom
Yoshitane's contested shogunate, exile, restoration, and the Ōuchi intervention.

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
1509–1522

Selim I
Ottoman Empire
1512–1520

Bayezid II
Ottoman Empire
1508–1512

Henry VII of England
England
1490–1493

Zhengde Emperor
China
1508–1521

Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
Japan
1508–1522

Manuel I of Portugal
Portugal
1508–1521

Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Empire
1520–1522

Maximilian I
Holy Roman Empire
1508–1519

Ferdinand II of Aragon
Spain
1508–1516

Louis XII of France
France
1508–1515

Francis I of France
France
1515–1522

James V of Scotland
Scotland
1513–1522

Pope Leo X
Papacy
1513–1521

Charles V
Spain
1516–1522

James IV of Scotland
Scotland
1508–1513

Charles VIII of France
France
1490–1493

Hongzhi Emperor
China
1490–1493

Pope Julius II
Papacy
1508–1513

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1490–1493

Charles V
Holy Roman Empire
1519–1522

Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
Japan
1490–1493

John II of Portugal
Portugal
1490–1493

Pope Innocent VIII
Papacy
1490–1492

Christian II of Denmark
Sweden
1520–1521
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George Sansom
Yoshitane's contested shogunate, exile, restoration, and the Ōuchi intervention.
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