Surrounded by Enemies, the 13th Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Fought Back with His Own Sword: the Outcome and Aftermath of the "Eiroku Incident"

If there was a ranking of the most brutal final moments of past Shoguns, then Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who died in the Eiroku Incident, would undoubtedly receive a medal. The incident broke out on May 19, 1565. Do you remember Mukai Osamu playing the role in the historical drama "Kirin ga Kuru"? Shogun Yoshiteru, a master swordsman, swung his Japanese sword at the onslaught of his enemies, but in the end he was surrounded on all sides and stabbed. It…