Ashikaga Shogunate

Ashikaga shogunate
足利幕府 (Ashikaga bakufu)
Member of the imperial Chinese tributary system (1401–1549)
1336–1573
Mon (emblem)
Capital		Kyoto
Languages		Late Middle Japanese
Religion		Shinbutsu-shūgō, Christianity (from 1542)
Government		Feudal military dictatorship
Emperor
•	1332–1334	Kōgon
•	1557–1586	Ōgimachi
Shogun
•	1338–1358	Ashikaga Takauji
•	1568–1573	Ashikaga Yoshiaki
History
•	Established	11 August 1336
•	Surrender of Emperor Go-Kameyama	15 October 1392
•	Ōnin War	1467–1477
•	Oda Nobunaga captures Kyoto	October 18, 1568
•	Ashikaga shogunate abolished	2 September 1573
Currency		Mon
Preceded by Succeeded by Kenmu restoration Ashikaga clan Azuchi-Momoyama period

Mon (emblem)

The Ashikaga shogunate (足利幕府, Ashikaga bakufu^?, 1336–1573), also known as the Muromachi shogunate (室町幕府, Muromachi bakufu^?), was a dynasty originating from one of the plethora of Japanese daimyōs which governed Japan from 1338 to 1573, the year in which Oda Nobunaga deposed Ashikaga Yoshiaki. The heads of government were the shoguns. Each was a member of the Ashikaga clan.

This period is also known as the Muromachi period. It gets its name from the Muromachi district of Kyoto. The third shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, established his residence on Muromachi Street. This residence, constructed in 1379, is nicknamed "Flower Palace" (花の御所, Hana no Gosho^?) because of the abundance of flowers in its landscaping.

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