1487 (Chōkyō 1, 8th month): Shogun Yoshihisa led a large army against Rokkaku Takayori (also known as Rokkaku Tobatsu), the daimyo of southern Ōmi province.
-- NengoCalc 延徳一年三月二十六日 -->: The Shogun, Yoshihisa died at age 25 while leading a military campaign in Ōmi province.
The Ōnin War: This conflict began as a controversy over who should follow Ashikaga Yoshimasa as shogun after his retirement – whether it would be his brother (Yoshimi) or his son (Yoshihisa); but this succession dispute was merely a pretext for rival groups of daimyos to fight in a struggle for military supremacy.
Ashikaga Tadayoshi | Ashikaga Yoshihisa | Ashikaga Yoshitane | Ashikaga Yoshikatsu | Ashikaga clan | Yoshihisa Kishimoto |