Muromachi period
The
Muromachi period (室町時代) is a division of
Japanese history running from approximately
1336 to
1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or
Ashikaga Shogunate which was officially established in
1338 by the first Muromachi
shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The Muromachi period is also referred to as the Ashikaga period. The period ended in 1573 when the 15th and last shogun
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was driven out of the capital in
Kyoto by
Oda Nobunaga.
The Muromachi period gets its name from the Muromachi area of Kyoto where the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu established his residence.
The early years of 1336 to 1392 of the Muromachi period is also known as the Nanboku-cho or Northern and Southern Court period.
The later years of 1467 to the end of the Muromachi period is also known as the Sengoku Period.
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