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Ashikaga shogunate (足利幕府)
The Ashikaga shogunate (足利幕府), or Muromachi bakufu, was Japan's second warrior government, founded by Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto in 1338 and ruled by fifteen shoguns until Oda Nobunaga overthrew it in 1573, spanning the two-courts schism, Yoshimitsu's Ming trade, and the Ōnin War.
Ashikaga Tadayoshi
Ashikaga Tadayoshi (足利直義, 1306–1352) was a Japanese warrior-administrator and younger brother of shogun Ashikaga Takauji, who headed the early Muromachi shogunate's administration and judiciary for about a decade.
Ashikaga Takauji
Ashikaga Takauji (足利尊氏, 1305–1358) was a Japanese warrior who founded the Ashikaga shogunate, the Muromachi bakufu, and served as its first shogun from 1338 to 1358.
Ashikaga Takauji's defection and capture of Rokuhara
Ashikaga Takauji's defection and capture of Rokuhara was the 1333 defection of a shogunal army to Emperor Go-Daigo and its destruction of the shogunate's Kyoto headquarters, the Rokuhara Tandai.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Ashikaga Yoshiaki (足利義昭, 1537–1597) was the fifteenth and last shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, installed in Kyoto by Oda Nobunaga in 1568 and driven out by him in 1573.
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Ashikaga Yoshiakira (足利義詮, 1330–1367) was the second shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1358 to 1367, restoring order in the bakufu and negotiating to unite the two courts.
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
Ashikaga Yoshiharu (足利義晴, 1511–1550) was the twelfth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, installed in Kyoto in 1521 by Hosokawa Takakuni and mostly exiled from the capital.
Ashikaga Yoshihisa
Ashikaga Yoshihisa (足利義尚, 1465–1489) was the ninth shogun of Japan's Muromachi shogunate, appointed at age 9 as son of the eighth shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa; he died in camp in Ōmi Province campaigning against Rokkaku Takayori.
Ashikaga Yoshikane
Ashikaga Yoshikane (足利義兼, 1154–1199) was a Japanese warrior, second head of the Ashikaga clan and an ally of Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei War.
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (足利義政) was the eighth shogun of Japan's Muromachi shogunate from 1449 to 1473, whose succession dispute sparked the destructive Ōnin War in 1467.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利義満)
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利義満), 1358–1408, third Muromachi shogun (1368–1394), unified the Northern and Southern courts, took Ming investiture as King of Japan in 1404, and built Kyoto's Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji).
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's mission to the Ming
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's mission to the Ming (勘合貿易の開始) was the shogun's 1401 embassy to Ming China, which won him the title King of Japan and opened the tally trade in 1404.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Ashikaga Yoshimochi (足利義持) was the fourth shogun of the Muromachi bakufu, reigning 1394 to 1423; he broke off trade with Ming China in 1411 and died in 1428 without an heir.
Ashikaga Yoshinori
Ashikaga Yoshinori (足利義教) was the sixth shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, in office from 1429 until his assassination in 1441, known for autocratic rule and reviving trade with Ming China.
Ashikaga Yoshitane
Ashikaga Yoshitane (足利義稙, 1466–1523), initially named Ashikaga Yoshiki, was the tenth shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate and the only shogun installed twice, ruling 1490–1493 and again 1508–1521.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (足利義輝, 1536–1565) was the thirteenth shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, who sought to restore shogunal authority through diplomacy with daimyo before dying in the 1565 Eiroku Incident.
Ashikaga Yoshizumi
Ashikaga Yoshizumi (足利義澄) was the eleventh shogun of the Ashikaga, or Muromachi, shogunate, installed after the Meio Coup of 1493 and removed in 1508 when Yoshitane was restored.
Ashim Kumar Ghosh
Ashim Kumar Ghosh, Indian political scientist and BJP leader from West Bengal, 19th Governor of Haryana since July 2025; former BJP West Bengal president (1999–2002) and Kolkata college professor.
Ashina Helu
Ashina Helu (阿史那贺鲁), died 659, was a Western Turkic prince and Tang vassal who rebelled, proclaimed himself Shabolüe Khagan, and was defeated by Su Dingfang in 657.
Ashina She'er
Ashina She'er (阿史那社爾), c. 604 to 655, was an Eastern Turkic prince who submitted to the Tang in 635 and became one of its foremost generals.
Ashina Simo
Ashina Simo (阿史那思摩), also known as Li Simo, was a member of the Türk royal Ashina clan who served Emperor Taizong of Tang and was buried at Zhaoling in 647.
Ashinas
Ashinas (أشناس), kunya Abu Ja'far, was a Turkic commander and governor under the Abbasid caliphs al-Ma'mun and al-Mu'tasim who died in 844 as governor of Egypt.
Ashish Agarwal
Ashish Agarwal is an Indian venture capital investor who spent thirteen years at Sequoia Capital India, now Peak XV Partners, and is best known for backing Groww.
Ashish Agrawal
Ashish Agrawal is an Indian venture capital investor who spent 13 years at Peak XV Partners, rising to managing director and leading its Series A investment in Groww.
Ashish B. Rughwani
Ashish B. Rughwani is a private equity investor who co-founded Dominus Capital in New York in 2008, after earlier work at Bain Capital and Quad-C.
Ashish Chugh
Ashish Chugh is a Delhi-based value investor in Indian small and microcap equities, founder-director of Hidden Gems Advisory since 2003 and a longtime CNBC commentator.
Ashish Dhawan
Ashish Dhawan is an Indian private equity investor and education philanthropist who co-founded ChrysCapital in 1999 and left in 2012 to found Ashoka University and the Central Square Foundation.
Ashish Dubey
Ashish Dubey, born 1970, is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in 2024 from the Jabalpur constituency of Madhya Pradesh.
Ashish Fafadia
Ashish Fafadia is a Partner at Blume Ventures, a Mumbai-based early-stage venture capital firm he joined in 2012 as chief financial officer, leading its Fintech and Growth portfolios.
Ashish Gupta
Ashish Gupta is an Indian venture capitalist who co-founded Helion Venture Partners in 2006, after co-founding software companies Junglee and Tavant and seed-funding Daksh, later bought by IBM.