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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ( Japanese language) ( September 25, 1358– May 31, 1408) was the 3rd shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was the son of the 2nd shogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira.

After the death of his father Yoshiakira in 1367, Yoshimitsu became Seii Taishogun in the next year. Yoshimitsu constructed his residence in the Muromachi section in the capital of KyotoToji Temple a symbol of the city, and the tallest pagoda in Japan Kyoto ( Japanese: ; Kyoto-shi) is a city in Japan that has a population of 1. 5 million and time zone UTC + 9 hours. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto p in 1378Events March John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. He appeared before Simon of Sudbury at the episcopal palace at Lambeth to defend himself. April 9 Pope Urban VI (Bartolomeo. In Japanese, the name of the Ashikaga shogunate and corresponding time period is always referred to as the Muromachi shogunate and Muromachi period.

Yoshimitsu united the Northern and Southern Court (Nanboku-cho) in 1392Events Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye leads a coup d'etat overthrowing the kingdom of Goryeo and founding the kingdom of Joseon. Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey is conquered by Sultan Beyazid I. Louis de Valois is created the 1s, ending the over 50 year long Northern and Southern Court Period . This finally firmly established the authority of the Muromachi shogunate and suppressed the power of the regional daimyoThe daimyo were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 12th century to the 19th century in Japan. After the Meiji restoration in 1869 the daimyo merged with the kuge to form a single aristocratic group, the kazoku. The term daimyo literally means "great.

In 1394, Yoshimitsu retired and his son became the 4th shogun Ashikaga YoshimochiAshikaga Yoshimochi ( Jp. March 12, 1386 February 3, 1428) was the 4th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1394 to 1423 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimochi was the son of the 3rd shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After his father Yosh. However, Yoshimitsu still maintained authority over the shogunate until his death in 1408. His villa became Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion.