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Ashikaga Yoshimochi

Born on March 12, 1386

Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (d. 1428)

Ashikaga Yoshimochi (足利義持, March 12, 1386 – February 3, 1428) was the 4th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1394 to 1423 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimochi was the son of the third shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

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9 May

Treaty of Windsor (1386)
England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.
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Battle of Sempach
The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.