APPENDIX III. LIST OF SHOGUNS.(343)

_I.-The Dynasty of Minamoto. 1186-1219._

1. Minamoto Yoritomo, 1186-1199, died; received his appointment as shogun in 1192.

NOTE.-In this as in the later cases, the dates will be cited which correspond to the attainment of power and its general recognition, but which do not, in many cases, correspond to the grant of the t.i.tle, which frequently was much later.

2. Minamoto Yori-iye, 1199-1203, son of the preceding, first deposed by his grandfather, Hojo Tokimasa, and banished to Izu, there was murdered in 1204.

3. Minamoto Sanetomo, 1203-1219, eleven years old, brother of the preceding, murdered by his nephew Kokio, the son of Yori-iye.

_The Time of the Shadow Shoguns. 1220-1338._

The shoguns of this period, taken partly from the Fujiwara family, partly from the princes of the imperial house, were mostly children, and in every instance the weak agents of the Hojo family, whose chiefs, as regents (_shiken_), had the power in their hands, although the nominal bearers of the same were likewise princ.i.p.ally only children.

4. Fujiwara Yoritsune, 1220-1243, nine years old, dethroned by Hojo Tsunetoki, died 1256.

5. Fujiwara Yoritsugu, 1244-1251, son of the preceding, seven years old, deposed by H. Tokeyori, died 1256.

6. Munetaka Shino, 1252-1265, eleven, according to others thirteen, years old, deposed by H. Tokimune, died 1274.

7. Koreyasu Shino, 1266-1289, son of the preceding, three years old, deposed by H. Sadatoki, died 1325 (1326?).

8. Hisa-akira Shino, or, as he was called, k.u.mei Shino, 1289-1307, sixteen years old, deposed by H. Sadatoki, died 1328.

9. Morikuni Shino, 1308-1333, son of the preceding, seven years old, dethroned by Nitsuda Yoshisada, died in the same year.

10. Moriyoshi Shino, 1333-1334, son of the reigning Emperor Go-Daigo, dethroned by Taka-uji, murdered, in 1335, by Minamoto Nao-yoshi.

11. Nari-Yoshi Shino, 1334-1338, dethroned and murdered by Taka-uji.

_II.-The Regents of the Hojo Family._

Hojo Tokimasa, died 1215, did not have the t.i.tle of regent (_shiken_).

Hojo Yos.h.i.toki, 1205-1224, from 1205 regent (_shiken_), murdered.

Hojo Yasutoki, 1225-1242, died.

Hojo Tsunetoki, 1243-1246, grandson of the preceding, retired in favor of his younger brother, Tokiyori, and died thirty-three years old.

Hojo Tokiyori, 1246-1256, retired in favor of his son, Tokimune, and died 1263, thirty-seven years old.

Hojo Tokimune, 1257-1284, seven years old, under the guardianship of H.

Nagatoki and H. Masamura, died.

Hojo Sadatoki, 1284-1300, adopted son of the preceding, retired in favor of Morotoki, the grandson of Tokiyori, but continued to exercise a potent influence over the regency, died 1311.

Hojo Morotoki, 1300-1311, died.

Hojo Takatoki, 1312-1326, the son of Sadatoki, nine years old, under the guardianship of Hirotoki and Mune-n.o.bu, retired in favor of his younger brother, Yasuye, who likewise soon withdrew.

Until the fall of the Hojo family Takatoki really conducted the regency, although others held the t.i.tle. After the taking of Kamakura by Nitta Yoshisada in 1333, he killed himself.

_III.-The Dynasty of Ashikaga. 1334-1573._

12. Ashikaga Taka-uji, 1334-1358, died fifty-three years old.

13. Ashikaga Yoshimori, 1359-1367, retired in favor of his son Yoshimitsu, died 1408, fifty-one years old.

14. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, 1368-1393, retired in favor of his son, Yoshimochi, at the age of thirty-seven years, died 1409.

15. Ashikaga Yoshimochi, 1394-1422, retired in favor of his son, Yoshikatsu.

16. Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, 1423-1425, died nineteen years old. Ashikaga Yoshimochi, 1425-1428, the fifteenth shogun, took the power again, and died forty-three years old.

17. Ashikaga Yoshin.o.bu, 1428-1441, murdered by Akamatsu Mitsusuke, forty-eight years old. From 1429 called Yoshinori.

18. Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, 1441-1443, son of the preceding, eight years old, died.

19. Ashikaga Yoshinari, called Yoshimasa, 1443-1473, brother of the preceding, eight years old, retired, and died in 1490.

20. Ashikaga Yoshinao, 1473-1489, died twenty-five years old; from 1488, called Yoshihiro.

21. Ashikaga Yoshimura, 1490-1493, nephew of Yoshimasa, twenty-five years old, taken prisoner and dethroned by Hosokawa Motomoto.

22. Ashikaga Yoshimitsi, 1493-1508, had to flee, died 1511; from 1449 called Yos.h.i.taku, and from 1502 Yoshisumi; Yos.h.i.tada, 1508-1521, is Yoshimura, who from the year 1501 bore the name, and since that time was the shogun of the enemy at war with Yoshisumi, had to flee, was deposed, and died, 1523.

23. Ashikaga Yoshinaru, 1521-1546, son of Yoshisumi, retired in favor of his son, Yoshifushi, died 1550, forty years old.

24. Ashikaga Yoshifushi, 1547-1565, eleven years old, killed himself in his palace, having been confined there by the rebels.

25. Ashikaga Yoshigi-ei or Yoshinaga, 1568 died, important as opposition shogun.

26. Ashikaga Yoshi-aki, 1568-1573, deposed by n.o.bunaga, died 1597.

_IV.-The Time of the Usurpation. 1573-1603._

27. Taira-no-n.o.bunaga, 1573-1582, killed himself, having been forced to do so by Akechi Mitsuhide.

Akechi Mitsuhide, who usurped the t.i.tle of shogun, ruled only twelve days, and fell conquered by Hideyoshi 28. Samboshi, 1582-1586, grandson of n.o.bunaga.

29. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, 1586-1598, was never shogun, but kwambaku; (on his retirement called Taiko-sama).

30. Hidetsugu, 1591-1595, nephew of the preceding, killed himself, was also kwambaku.