Ashikaga Period 1336–1603 (1 janv. 1336 – 1 janv. 1603)
Description:
• 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
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1336
1 janv. 1603
~ 267 years