Decline of Muromachi Shogunate Authority

Timeline

1. 1521–1525Kyoto Imperial Palace · KyotoAshikaga Yoshiharu succeeded as shogun in 1521, but the shogunate's military and financial power had already fallen into the hands of Kinai shugo daimyō such as Hosokawa Takakuni. The shogun became a puppet, unable to command the daimyō of Kantō and the western provinces.
2. 1525Kinai · KinaiThe Hosokawa and Miyoshi clans vied for control in the Kinai, the Rokkawa clan monopolized power in Ōmi, and the shogunate was powerless to arbitrate. Private wars among shugo daimyō no longer required shogunal permission, and the old political order completely broke down.
3. 1525–1530All of Japan · JapanPrivate wars between the Hōjō and Uesugi in Kantō, the rise of Ikko-ikki uprisings in the Kinai, and the expansion of the Ōuchi in the west all proceeded without shogunal adjudication. 1525 became the landmark year of the Muromachi system's comprehensive decline of authority, and the fragmented Sengoku daimyō order took shape at an accelerating pace.