Sengoku period

The Sengoku Period (Japanese: 戦国時代, Sengoku-jidai) or "warring-states" period, is a period of long civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. It started in the late Muromachi period in 1467 with the Onin War (Onin no Ran 1467–1478), lasting through the entire Azuchi-Momoyama period, until final peace and order was achieved in 1615 of the Edo period.

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Japanese - Civil war - History of Japan - 15th - 17th - Muromachi period - 1467 - Onin War - 1478 - Azuchi-Momoyama period - 1615 - Edo period

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Starting with and continuing after the Onin War, the central ruling authority of the Ashikaga or Muromachi Shogunate in the capital of Kyoto was ruined, leading to a complete breakdown in social order and civil war throughout Japan. Outside of the capital, the provincial daimyo and magistrates that relied on the shogunate for their own authority and power, found themselves isolated and vulnerable to not only external, but internal forces as well.

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Ashikaga or Muromachi Shogunate - Kyoto - Japan - Daimyo - Shogunate

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