Ōnin War

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Article abstract: At issue: Right of succession to shogunate in Ashikaga family. Result: The senseless and destructive struggle marked the beginning of a century in which local warlords dominated and the shogunate lacked central authority.

Background

The Ōnin War reflected the breakdown of the authority of the shogunate, the country’s warrior government, at a time when old relationships and institutions were disintegrating at every level of Japanese society. Fierce competition for power provoked succession disputes in leading warrior families...

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