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*''Japanese'': 室町時代 (''Muromachi jidai'')
The Muromachi Period, also known as the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga]] Period, covers the years during which the [[Ashikaga Bakufu]] controlled Japan. It runs from around [[1333]] (some say [[1336]]) until [[1573]]. The era began with turmoil, as the country divided itself between support of the Northern and Southern Imperial courts, while the Ashikaga [[shogun|shôguns]] consolidated their power, ruling from the Muromachi district of [[Kyoto|Kyôto]]. Eventually, the two lineages were reconciled, ending the civil war.
Eventually, the Bakufu began to lose authority in the provinces, becoming more insular. Regional powers grew up in the countryside, with [[daimyo|daimyô]] taking de facto control as local lords. The countryside devolved into chaos, culminating in the [[Onin War|Ônin War]], opening the [[Sengoku Period]].
The Ashikaga shôguns continued to rule in Kyôto, but had very little actual authority. The era eventually came to a close when [[Oda Nobunaga]] deposed the final shôgun, [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]].
==History==
===Beginnings===
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===Nambokucho===
===Decline and Fall===
===Sengoku===
==Political Structures==
==Economy and Trade==
==Popular Culture==
==Society==
==Notes==
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==References==
*[[George Sansom|Sansom, George]]. ''A History of Japan 13334-1615''. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1963.
*[[John Whitney Hall|Hall, John Whitney]]. ''Government and Local Power in Japan 500 to 1700: A Study Based on Bizen Province". Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1966.
*[[John Whitney Hall|Hall, John Whitney]] and [[Toyota Takeshi|Toyota, Takeshi]]. ''Japan in the Muromachi Age''. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1977.
[[Category:Historical Periods]][[Category:Muromachi Period]]
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The Muromachi Period, also known as the [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga]] Period, covers the years during which the [[Ashikaga Bakufu]] controlled Japan. It runs from around [[1333]] (some say [[1336]]) until [[1573]]. The era began with turmoil, as the country divided itself between support of the Northern and Southern Imperial courts, while the Ashikaga [[shogun|shôguns]] consolidated their power, ruling from the Muromachi district of [[Kyoto|Kyôto]]. Eventually, the two lineages were reconciled, ending the civil war.
Eventually, the Bakufu began to lose authority in the provinces, becoming more insular. Regional powers grew up in the countryside, with [[daimyo|daimyô]] taking de facto control as local lords. The countryside devolved into chaos, culminating in the [[Onin War|Ônin War]], opening the [[Sengoku Period]].
The Ashikaga shôguns continued to rule in Kyôto, but had very little actual authority. The era eventually came to a close when [[Oda Nobunaga]] deposed the final shôgun, [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]].
==History==
===Beginnings===
<!--Elements on nation-building and the shogunate's establishment-->
===Nambokucho===
===Decline and Fall===
===Sengoku===
==Political Structures==
==Economy and Trade==
==Popular Culture==
==Society==
==Notes==
<references/>
==References==
*[[George Sansom|Sansom, George]]. ''A History of Japan 13334-1615''. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1963.
*[[John Whitney Hall|Hall, John Whitney]]. ''Government and Local Power in Japan 500 to 1700: A Study Based on Bizen Province". Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1966.
*[[John Whitney Hall|Hall, John Whitney]] and [[Toyota Takeshi|Toyota, Takeshi]]. ''Japan in the Muromachi Age''. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1977.
[[Category:Historical Periods]][[Category:Muromachi Period]]
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