Yoshiuji ASHIKAGA (1189 - 1255), the third head of the Ashikaga family, was later appointed to serve as the military governor of Mikawa Province by the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) as a reward for his contributions during the Jokyu War of 1221.
後に足利義氏(足利家3代目当主)（文治5年（1189年）～建長6年（1255年））が承久の乱（承久3年（1221年））の戦功により鎌倉幕府の命で守護職として三河国に入った。