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Japanese: 下克上 ''Gekokujou''

* Japanese: 下克上 ''(Gekokujou)''

"The low overcome the high" - a term contemporary to the Muromachi Period that described someone of high standing being unseated by an inferior. Often applied to the frequent political upsets of the Sengoku Period. [[Hojo Soun]] is often used as the first example of this with his invasion of [[Izu province]] in [[1493]].

"The low overcome the high" - a term contemporary to the Muromachi Period that described someone of high standing being unseated by an inferior. Often applied to the frequent political upsets of the Sengoku Period. One of the first examples of Gekokujo cited in post-Onin war Japanese history is [[Asakura Toshikage|Asakura Toshikage's]] defeat of the the [[Shiba clan|Shiba]] family and capturing of [[Echizen province]]. [[Hojo Soun]] is also often used as an early example of this with his invasion of [[Izu province]] in [[1493]].

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