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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. [[Hojo Soun]] is often used as the first example of this with his invasion of [[Izu province]] in [[1493]].
