Ashikaga Period 1336–1603 (1 Jan 1336 Jahr – 1 Jan 1603 Jahr)

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• Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu restored military government in Kyoto where the Emperor continued to live
• Power of daimyo (local clan lords) greatly expanded and shogun’s power was weak
• Daimyo competed with each other for power and the position of shogun — constant wars occurred
• First contact with European (Portuguese) explorers in 1543 followed by merchants and Christian missionaries who open up Japan to western influence
• Resistance to Ashikaga rule led by generals Oda Nobunaga and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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