Sasaki Takauji
Sasaki Takauji (佐々木 高氏; 1306 – September 12, 1373), also known by his religious name Sasaki Dōyo, was a Japanese poet, warrior, and bureaucrat of the Muromachi period. == Life == Born in Ōmi Province, Sasaki Takauji served the regent Hōjō Takatoki briefly, before aiding the shōgun Ashikaga Takauji in overthrowing the Kenmu Restoration (in which the Emperor Go-Daigo sought to regain real power) and establishing the Ashikaga shogunate.