Ashikaga Chachamaru - Ashikaga Chachamaru

A military commander in the late Muromachi period. Son of Ashikaga Masatomo, the Horikoshi Shogun. When his father Masatomo died of illness in April 1491 (Entoku 3), Chachamaru attacked and killed his half-brother Jundoji and his mother Enman-in (daughter of Mushakoji Takamitsu) in July of the same year, seizing the family headship. However, he believed the slander of a close aide and killed an old vassal, which displeased the old vassals, and the state of Izu fell into chaos. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ise Sozui (Hojo Soun), lord of Kokokuji Castle in Suruga Province, attacked the Horikoshi Imperial Palace, so Chachamaru fled to Ganjojuin and committed suicide. According to temple legend, the anniversary of his death was October 11 of the same year. His posthumous Buddhist name was Jojuin Fukuyama Hirotoku.

[Osamu Tashiro]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

室町後期の武将。堀越公方(ほりこしくぼう)足利政知(まさとも)の子。1491年（延徳3）4月に父政知が病没すると、同年7月異母弟の潤童子(じゅんどうじ)とその母円満院(えんまいん)（武者小路隆光(むしゃこうじたかみつ)の娘）を襲って殺害し、家督を奪った。しかし近臣の讒言(ざんげん)を信じて老臣を殺したりしたため、旧臣は心服せず、伊豆国内は混乱状態に陥った。この機に乗じて駿河(するが)国興国寺(こうこくじ)城主の伊勢宗瑞(いせそうずい)（北条早雲(そううん)）が堀越御所(ごしょ)を攻めたため、茶々丸は願成就院(がんじょうじゅいん)に逃れて自害した。寺伝では同年10月11日が忌日という。法名は成就院福山広徳。

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