Ashikaga (足利) may refer to: *

Ashikaga clan The was a prominent Japanese samurai clan which established the Muromachi shogunate and ruled Japan from roughly 1333 to 1573. The Ashikaga were descended from a branch of the Minamoto clan, deriving originally from the town of Ashikaga ...

(足利氏 ''Ashikaga-shi''), a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Minamoto clan; and that formed the basis of the eponymous shogunate **

Ashikaga shogunate The , also known as the , was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Muromachi-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 669. The Ashikaga shogunate was establi ...

(足利幕府 ''Ashikaga bakufu''), a Japanese shōgun dynasty ***

Ashikaga era The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (''Muromachi bakufu'' or ''Ashikaga bakufu''), which was officially established in 1338 by t ...

(足利時代 ''Ashikaga jidai''), a period of Japanese history related to the eponymous dynasty *

Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara) The was a branch family of the Japanese Fujiwara clan of court nobles, more specifically Fujiwara no Hidesato of the Northern Fujiwara branch. The clan was a powerful force in the Kantō region during the Heian period (794-1185). It bore ...

(足利氏 ''Ashikaga-shi''), a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Fujiwara clan *

Ashikaga, Tochigi is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 143,653, in 62,123 households and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ashikaga is located in the ...

(足利市 ''Ashikaga-shi''), a city in Japan **

Ashikaga Station is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Ashikaga Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 38.2 km from the terminus of the line at ...

(足利駅 ''Ashikaga eki''), a train station in the city of Ashikaga **

Ashikaga District, Tochigi Ashikaga District ( ja, 足利郡) was a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bo ...

(足利郡), a former district located in Tochigi **

Ashikaga Junior College is a private junior college in Ashikaga, Tochigi is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 143,653, in 62,123 households and a population density of 810 persons per km². The total area of the c ...

(足利短期大学 ''Ashikaga tanki daigaku''), a school in the city of Ashikaga **

Ashikaga Institute of Technology is a private university in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of J ...

(足利工業大学 ''Ashikaga kogyō daigaku''), a school in the city of Ashikaga **

Ashikaga murder case Ashikaga (足利) may refer to: * Ashikaga clan (足利氏 ''Ashikaga-shi''), a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Minamoto clan; and that formed the basis of the eponymous shogunate ** Ashikaga shogunate (足利幕府 ''Ashikaga bakufu''), a ...

, a murder case that occurred in the city of Ashikaga

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