East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Ashikaga Shogunate
1336/1338–1573
The Ashikaga (Muromachi) shogunate (1336/1338–1573) was founded by Ashikaga Takauji, ruling from the Muromachi district of Kyoto. It began amid the Nanboku-chō schism of Northern and Southern imperial courts (reconciled 1392 under Yoshimitsu, who also normalized trade with Ming China).
- Existed
- 1336/1338–1573
- Shown on the map
- 1344–1571
- Peak area
- 325k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Ashikaga (Muromachi) shogunate (1336/1338–1573) was founded by Ashikaga Takauji, ruling from the Muromachi district of Kyoto. It began amid the Nanboku-chō schism of Northern and Southern imperial courts (reconciled 1392 under Yoshimitsu, who also normalized trade with Ming China). It presided over a flowering of culture (Zen, Noh theater, the tea ceremony, ink painting, Kinkaku-ji and Ginkaku-ji). Central authority eroded after the Ōnin War (1467–1477), ushering in the Sengoku period; the last shogun was expelled by Oda Nobunaga in 1573.
Common questions
- What was Ashikaga Shogunate?
- The Ashikaga (Muromachi) shogunate (1336/1338–1573) was founded by Ashikaga Takauji, ruling from the Muromachi district of Kyoto. It began amid the Nanboku-chō schism of Northern and Southern imperial courts (reconciled 1392 under Yoshimitsu, who also normalized trade with Ming China).
- When did Ashikaga Shogunate exist?
- Ashikaga Shogunate existed 1336/1338–1573. On this map it is drawn 1344–1571.
- How large was Ashikaga Shogunate?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Ashikaga Shogunate covered about 325,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Ashikaga shogunate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_shogunate
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