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Lesser houses would enter into vassalage under these new local powers, entering into a new age of feudalism. Disputes regarding resources or territories could lead to armed conflict between local lords and their allies.     

Lesser houses would enter into vassalage under these new local powers, entering into a new age of feudalism. Disputes regarding resources or territories could lead to armed conflict between local lords and their allies.     

During this period, there would be many more changes. Portuguese would land at [[Tanegashima]], eventually bringing [[teppo|guns]] and [[Christianity]] to Japan. As the ''daimyô'' grew stronger, many invested heavily in the expansion of the productive capacities of their territories, building irrigation networks or other public works in order to increase the amount of rice or other commodities produced, and thus increasing tax revenues, in order to fuel their military efforts.<ref>[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 35.</ref>

During this period, there would be many more changes. Portuguese would land at [[Tanegashima]], eventually bringing [[teppo|guns]] and [[Christianity]] to Japan. As the ''daimyô'' grew stronger, many invested heavily in the expansion of the productive capacities of their territories, building irrigation networks or other public works in order to increase the amount of rice or other commodities produced, and thus increasing tax revenues, in order to fuel their military efforts. Over the course of the 16th-17th centuries, the total arable land in Japan may have increased by as much as a factor of three.<ref>[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 35.</ref>

In these tumultuous times, some of the local ''daimyô'' became even more ambitious, looking to install their own rule over the country.  Three of these ''daimyô'' would eventually succeed in uniting the country--[[Oda Nobunaga]], [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], and [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]].

In these tumultuous times, some of the local ''daimyô'' became even more ambitious, looking to install their own rule over the country.  Three of these ''daimyô'' would eventually succeed in uniting the country--[[Oda Nobunaga]], [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], and [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]].