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A History of Japan to 1334
George Sansom
Yoshizumi and the shogunate's fading authority before Sengoku chaos.
Ashikaga Yoshizumi
- Life
- 1481–1511
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 VII of England
England
1485–1509
Bayezid II
Ottoman Empire
1481–1512
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Spain
1479–1516
James IV of Scotland
Scotland
1488–1513
Manuel I of Portugal
Portugal
1495–1521
Hongzhi Emperor
China
1487–1505
Louis XII of France
France
1498–1515
Pope Alexander VI
Papacy
1492–1503
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara
Japan
1500–1526
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado
Japan
1464–1500
Charles VIII of France
France
1483–1498
Zhengde Emperor
China
1505–1521
Pope Julius II
Papacy
1503–1513
Hans, King of Denmark
Sweden
1497–1501
John II of Portugal
Portugal
1477–1477; 1481–1495
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