Who sent Zeami into exile?
Ashikaga Yoshimochi
Ashikaga Yoshinori
Kan'ami Kiyotsugu
Onnami
Answer
The banishment of Zeami, the renowned Japanese playwright and actor, was orchestrated by Ashikaga Yoshinori, the sixth shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. Yoshinori, known for his authoritarian rule, perceived Zeami's growing influence within the cultural circles of the time as a potential threat to his authority.
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