A report on Muromachi period
Division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
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Ashikaga shogunate
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The Ashikaga shogunate (足利幕府), also known as the Muromachi shogunate (室町幕府), was the feudal military government of Japan during the Muromachi period from 1336 to 1573.
Ōnin War
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The Ōnin War (応仁の乱), also known as the Upheaval of Ōnin and Ōnin-Bunmei war, was a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period in Japan.
Shogun
8 linksThe title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
The title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
The Ashikaga had their headquarters in the Muromachi district of Kyoto, and the time during which they ruled is also known as the Muromachi period.
Kyoto
6 linksCapital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan.
Capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan.
It was the scene of several key events of the Muromachi period, Sengoku period, and the Boshin War, such as the Ōnin War, the Honnō-ji Incident, the Kinmon incident and the Battle of Toba–Fushimi.
Kenmu Restoration
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The Kenmu Restoration (建武の新政) was a three-year period of Imperial rule in Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period from 1333 to 1336.
History of Japan
4 linksThe first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to prehistoric times around 30,000 BCE.
The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to prehistoric times around 30,000 BCE.
In 1274 and 1281, the Kamakura shogunate withstood two Mongol invasions, but in 1333 it was toppled by a rival claimant to the shogunate, ushering in the Muromachi period.
Ashikaga Takauji
4 linksThe founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
The founder and first shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
His rule began in 1338, beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with his death in 1358.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利 義満) was the third shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
Daimyo
4 linksDaimyo (大名) were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.
Daimyo (大名) were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.
From the shugo of the Muromachi period through the Sengoku to the daimyo of the Edo period, the rank had a long and varied history.
Oda Nobunaga
6 linksJapanese daimyo and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period.
Japanese daimyo and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period.
The goal of national unification and a return to the comparative political stability of the earlier Muromachi period was widely shared by the multitude of autonomous daimyos during the Sengoku period.