Japanese Civil Wars of 1450-1550

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Article abstract: At issue: Control of various Japanese provinces and eventually of the country as a whole. Result: Indecisive; however, developments during this period later led to the consolidation of power on a national scale.

Background

Between 1153 and 1221, Japan’s imperial court fell under the power of the samurai, the nation’s emerging warrior class. The imperial court maintained a great deal of prestige, but the administration of the country was divided among military barons who controlled individual districts. By 1450, the bakufu,...

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