Sengoku Jidai (Warring states period) (1467-1573) (jan 1, 1467 – jan 1, 1573)
Description:
About a century's worth of constant civil war and disorder between warlords Many different territories fighting for supremacy; local rulers emerge under the daimyō. Creation of 'housecodes', legal codes for the warrior houses of
the domain. Relationship between the daimyō and his vassals is important, as without his vassals, the daimyō has no military power Anyone with martial skills could rise up in society; social mobility The name refers to a period in ancient Chinese history (ca. 474 BCE -
221 CE).
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Date:
jan 1, 1467
jan 1, 1573
~ 106 years