Background
Yoshihisa was the son of the eighth shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa.
足利 義尚
Yoshihisa was the son of the eighth shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa.
However, Yoshihisa was born in the next year starting a struggle for succession between brothers that erupted into the Ōnin War starting in 1467, beginning the Sengoku period of Japanese history. In the middle of hostilities, Yoshimasa retired in 1473, relinquishing the position of Seii Taishogun to Yoshihisa. Significant events shape the period during which Yoshihisa was shogun:
1479 – Yoshihisa"s shogunal administration begins.
1489 – Yoshihisa dies in camp during campaign against Sasaki Takayori.
Yoshimasa resumes administration. 1490 – Yoshimasa dies.
After the Ōnin war, Rokkaku Takayori, daimyo of southern Omi province, seized land and manors owned by nobles of the imperial court, temples, and shrines. In 1487, Yoshihisa led a campaign (Rokkaku Tobatsu) against Takayori but died unexpectedly, leaving no heir.
The years in which Yoshihisa was shogun are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.
Bunmei (1469–1487)
Chōkyō (1487–1489).