was a Japanese

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lord and

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during the

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Biography

Yoshimasa was the son of Shiba Takatsune. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)
"Shiba Yoshimasa"
in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 850. During the Ashikaga shogunate, Yoshimasa held the office of '' kanrei'' from 1379 to 1397.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shiba, Yoshiyuki 1350 births 1410 deaths 14th-century Japanese people 15th-century Japanese people Samurai Ashikaga clan

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