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1394 – 1441Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394-1441)Died 24 June 1441, aged 47Ashikaga Yoshinori was the sixth shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling Japan from 1429. Known for his harsh, centralizing rule, he was assassinated by the daimyo Akamatsu Mitsusuke at a banquet in the Kakitsu Incident.
1441Shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori assassinated at a banquetAkamatsu Mitsusuke's killing of the shogun triggers the Kakitsu WarOn 24 June 1441 the daimyo Akamatsu Mitsusuke assassinated the sixth Ashikaga shogun, Yoshinori, during a banquet celebrating a military victory, in an episode known as the Kakitsu Incident. The shogunate's forces, led by the Yamana clan, hunted down Akamatsu, who took his own life at Kinoyama Castle in September 1441 after his clan's defeat.