JAPAN’S SENGOKU PERIOD

15th century

EMPERORS, SHOGUNS AND DAIMYOS

During the late Medieval period, the emperor is officially the ruler of Japan but his role is largely ceremonial. Real power lies in the hands of the shogun, a noble warlord who forms a feudal military government.

In the 15th century the shogunate gradually loses control over the subordinate daimyo lords who proceed to plunge the country into disorder.

1467-77

ONIN WAR

A dispute between the Hosokawa and Yamana clans escalates into a nationwide civil war involving the Ashikaga shogunate and