Meiō incident

When

17 May 1493

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

35.00° N, 135.77° E

Description

coup d'état in 15th century Japan

15th-century coup d'état in Japan

The Meiō incident, or Meiō coup , was a late 15th century coup d'état in Japan, when deputy-shogun Hosokawa Masamoto deposed the tenth shogun of Japan, Ashikaga Yoshitane. On the night of 9 May, 1493, Masamoto raised troops in Kyoto. With support from Hino Tomiko and Ise Sadamune, he deposed Yoshitane, installing Ashikaga Yoshizumi as the new shogun.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “明應之變，日野富子與細川政元合作，廢除足利義材的將軍之位，改立堀越公方足利政知之子足利義澄當第十一代征夷大將軍，室町幕府的威信完全喪失，本事件被視為戰國時代的起始期。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “（明応2年4月22日） - 明応の政変、管領細川政元がクーデターを起こして将軍足利義稙を追放。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page