This time Ashikaga Yoshimasa I will introduce you.
Muromachi Shogunate, synonymous with the golden age "Kinkakuji" .. "Ginkakuji" built for it ..
Now, I would like to introduce Mr. Yoshimasa Ashikaga, the 8th Shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, who built the "Ginkakuji".
He is the shogun who triggered the "Onin War".
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Easy Profile
1436 , Born as the third son of the 6th Shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate.
But his father assassinated His brother is 8 years old and is the 7th Shogun It will be.
His brother also died in a fall accident at the age of 10 . ..
Therefore, Yoshimasa was appointed as the 8th Shogun at the age of 8 . it was done. He didn't know what it was.
Yoshimasa was his father who was the 6th shogun at first, and the 3rd shogun, Yoshimitsu Ashikaga . He was active in politics trying to regain his heyday like he was.
However, as powerful daimyo and his mother and wife's parents, the Hino family, have intervened in cancer politics, Yoshimasa is getting out of the mosquito net. He was motivated, but his scary wife complained and he was atrophied.
Around 25 , " Kanei Great Famine " all over Japan Will happen.
Many people have died in Kyoto as well.
However, Mr. Yoshimasa was drowning in a banquet and was in a state of no concern, such as remodeling his own house at such a difficult time.
Even though the emperor was angry, he ignored it. You really lost your motivation.
Around 28 years old , Come to think of retreat. He is retiring too early.
However, because he had no children to succeed him, he recalled his younger brother, who had been a priest, and promised the next general.
However, a year later, a long-awaited boy was born, and the wife of the horror wife wants to make him the next shogun.
The problem of the reign of the Ashikaga Shogunate was the fire, and the famous "Human Worldless (1467) Onin " Ran " Has happened.
The Onin War is a battle in which the largest people in Japan fought. Farewell to the East and West forces 10 years It happened for a while.
Kyoto, which has become a battlefield, is almost destroyed.
During the Onin War, Yoshimasa handed over the shogunate to his son and retired. It's a free person forever.
Around 47 , "Kinkakuji" built by Yoshimitsu, the third shogun "Ginkakuji" Start building.
Around 54 , His son 9th Shogun dies Therefore, he tried to return to the world of politics again, but failed because he was opposed by his wife.
I just nominated a teenage general and washed my feet out of the political world.
And unfortunately, he died at the age of 55 without waiting for the completion of Ginkakuji.
Ginkakuji that longed for Kinkakuji!
Yoshimasa Ashikaga had a longing for his grandfather, the third shogun, Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. is.
Perhaps he built Ginkakuji by imitating Kinkakuji in order to be like Yoshimitsu, who ruled great success as a shogun.
There is a theory that it was built to escape from the world of politics and spend the rest of the life leisurely, regardless of such things.
At the beginning, Mr. Yoshimasa was also actively facing politics.
However, it is suppressed around and driven out more and more.
When the 9th Shogun dies, I will consider returning to politics again. The fire of motivation wasn't extinguished at all.
About Yoshimasa, "No one is as restrained by him as a general" There is even an evaluation.
Nothing is more unfortunate than being motivated but not given the opportunity to put it out.
By the way, "Ginkakuji" The name was "Kinkakuji" in the Edo period. It seems that it is a name given in contrast to.
It wasn't called at that time.
That means silver leaf due to financial difficulties. There is a theory that I couldn't put it up, but maybe I didn't intend to put it up originally.
Summary
Yoshimasa is "incompetent general" However, the truth is that what I want to do around me is suppressed and it becomes a decoration "Poor general" That's how it was.
However, I think he didn't lose his motivation and kept it for a long time.
In fact, he is highly regarded in terms of culture.