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Ashikaga Shogunate Military Government System

Type Object Region Japan Time 1338–1573

The Ashikaga (Muromachi) shogunate was a military government founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1338, governing the country through a hierarchy of shogun…

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  1. 1338–1400Muromachi-dono, Kyoto · KyotoAshikaga Takauji established the bakufu in Kyoto, governing provinces through kanrei, tandai, and shugo daimyo, forming the Muromachi political order in which military and court nobility coexisted.
  2. c. 1541–1550Kyoto · KyotoAfter the Onin War the bakufu lost real power; in the 1540s shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru reigned, and the bakufu retained only its formal title and security in Kyoto, while shugo daimyo elsewhere carved out de facto domains.

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