Shiba
The Shiba were a branch of the Ashikaga family based in Mutsu. After supporting Ashikaga Takauji against Emperor Go-Daigo in 1335, Shiba Takatsune received the governorships of Echizen and Wakasa. His son Yoshimasa served as the shogun's deputy from 1379 to 1397.
A succession dispute in the family helped provoke the Ōnin War in 1467, and the Shiba lost Echizen to the Asakura in the 1470s. In Owari, Shiba Yoshimune became a figurehead under the Oda and was killed in 1554.
Characters
- Shiba Iekane
- Shiba Ienaga
- Shiba Ieuji
- Shiba Muneie
- Shiba Muneuji
- Shiba Takatsune
- Shiba Ujitsune
- Shiba Ujiyori