The Sengoku Period (Sengoku Jidai, 1467-1568 CE), also known as the Warring States Period, was a turbulent and violent period of Japanese history when rival warlords or daimyo fought bitterly for control of Japan. https://www.worldhistory.org/Sengoku_Period/ #History #MedievalJapan #MuromachiPeriod #OdaNobunaga

Oda Nobunaga was the foremost military leader of Japan from 1568 to 1582. https://www.worldhistory.org/Oda_Nobunaga/ #History #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #Enryakuji #MuromachiPeriod

The Sengoku Period (Sengoku Jidai, 1467-1568 CE), also known as the Warring States Period, was a turbulent and violent period of Japanese history when rival warlords or daimyo fought bitterly for control of Japan.https://www.worldhistory.org/Sengoku_Period/ #MedievalJapan #MuromachiPeriod #OdaNobunaga #History

The Onin War Part II: The Fire Spreads
As the Onin War continued to ravage the capital, it sparked regional conflicts and forced the Shugo-daimyo and peasants to fend for themselves amid the civil war. When the war was over, the political power of the Shogunate reached an all-time
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2023/01/09/the-onin-war-part-ii-the-fire-spreads/
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The Onin War, Part I – A Family Dispute
Ashikaga Yoshimasa wanted to retire from the office of Shogun, so he chose his brother Yoshimi to be his successor. In 1465, however, his wife gave birth to a son. As two powerful clans each threw their weight behind a different candidate, war becam
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/12/22/the-onin-war-part-i-a-family-dispute/
#EarlyMuromachi #Season8 #AshikagaYoshimasa #History #Hosokawa #Japan #MuromachiPeriod #OninWar #Yamana #Yoshihisa #Yoshimi

The Rising Tide
After Yoshimitsu, the Ashikaga Shoguns would all try their hand at keeping the powerful shugo-daimyo clans in line. Ashikaga Yoshinori went to extreme lengths to dominate them, but paid the ultimate price.
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/12/19/the-rising-tide/
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The Rise of the Ming Dynasty
As the Yuan Dynasty lost ground against rebel uprisings, a leader of the Red Turbans would eliminate his rivals until finally driving the Yuan out of Khanbaliq and founding the Ming Dynasty.

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https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/12/08/the-rise-of-the-ming-dynasty/
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Shikata Ga Nai
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu retires... or does he? The Ouchi clan seizes its moment but faces off against the Shogun's private army - the Hokoshu. We also explore the differences and similarities between the Muromachi Bakufu and the Kamakura Shogunate.

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https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/12/01/shikata-ga-nai/
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A City Divided
Season 8, Episode 8: A City Divided

A portrait of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, the second Shogun of the Ashikaga Bakufu. Source: Geneast, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The main hall of Kanshin-ji temple, where the Southern Court took up residence for a tim
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/11/17/a-city-divided/
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Fortifications of one kind or another had been used in Japan since ancient times, but in the period from 1576 until 1639, a new and distinctive style of castle was constructed. Rather than being used for fighting, these were impressive structures intended to enhance the power and prestige of the person that built them. The most famous surviving example of this style of architecture is Himeji Ca... https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2112/japanese-castles/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #SengokuPeriod #MuromachiPeriod #HimejiCastle

Oda Nobunaga was the foremost military leader of Japan from 1568 to 1582. Nobunaga, along with his two immediate successors, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) and Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), is credited with unifying medieval Japan in the second half of the 16th century. An innovative general who also used diplomacy as well as superior military tactics and weapons to see off his rivals, the warlo...https://www.worldhistory.org/Oda_Nobunaga/ #Azuchi-MomoyamaPeriod #Enryakuji #MuromachiPeriod