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Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386 - 1428) was the 4th Ashikaga shogun 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 Yoshimitsu retired in 1394, Yoshimochi succeeded him as
Seii Taishogun in the same year. Being a young child, Yoshimochi held
authority over the shogunate. After his father died in 1408, Yoshimochi held
sole power as shogun.
In 1423, Yoshimochi retired and was succeeded by his son, the 5th shogun
Ashikaga Yoshikazu.
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