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Collapse of the Muromachi Shogunate System
From the 1460s to around 1468, the shōrei-tandai-shugo daimyō system on which the Muromachi shogunate relied rapidly disintegrated, laying the ground…
Timeline
- 1461–1466Provinces of Japan · JapanIn the 1460s, shugo daimyō across the provinces strengthened their control over their domains and ignored shogunal orders. Some shugo clashed with kokujin, and the shogunate was powerless to arbitrate; shugo daimyō shifted from deputy rulers to semi-independent lords.
- 1463–1468Kyoto · KyotoThe shogunate's reliance on manor dues and commercial tax revenues shrank, leaving it unable to maintain armed forces independently. The shōrei Hosokawa and Yamana each mobilized local military forces, and the shogunate lost its function as a unified military command center.
- 1467–1468Kyoto · KyotoThe 1467–1468 civil war in Kyoto turned the area around the shogunal palace into a battlefield. The shogun and shōrei could not restore order, the Muromachi system effectively ceased to function, and provincial shugo further acted on their own.
Sources
- Government and Local Power in Japan, 500 to 1700 — John Whitney Hall (1981)
- 戦国時代の始まり — 前田晴郎 (1992)