Middle Ages
Ashikaga Shogunate
- Period
- AD 1344 – AD 1571
- Duration
- approx. 227 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1459
- Area (max.)
- approx. 321,000 km²
Period and duration
Ashikaga Shogunate — according to the map data from AD 1344 to AD 1571, roughly 227 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Ashikaga Shogunate — greatest extent around AD 1459: the mapped borders then cover about 321,000 km², roughly 0.2% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1343)
- Kenmu Restoration
- Kamakura Shogunate
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around AD 1459
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1459 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Ashikaga Shogunate on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.