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Post by Yoshihiro Minamoto on Jan 1, 2012 13:54:35 GMT -8
Precursors
1443 Ashikaga Yoshimasa becomes Shogun.
1445 Hosokawa Katsumoto becomes Kyoto kanrei.
1449 Ashikaga Shigeuji assumes office in the Kantō.
1457 Ōta Dōkan builds Edo castle. Ashikaga Masamoto sent to govern the Kantō.
1458 Yoshimasa builds a new Muromachi palace.
1464 Ashikaga Yoshimi assists his brother Yoshimasa in public office.
1465 Tomi-ko gives birth to Ashikaga Yoshihisa
1466 Yamana Sōzen and Hosokawa Katsumoto gather troops near Kyoto.
Warfare begins
1467 Outbreak of the Ōnin War. Yamana is declared a rebel. In November, the Shōkoku-ji (ja:相国寺) is destroyed.
1468 Yoshimi goes over to Yamana's side.
1469 Yoshimasa names Yoshihisa his heir.
1471 Ikkō-ikki Buddhist sect gains strength in the North. Asakura Toshikage becomes Constable (shugo) of Echizen.
1473 Now. The War is spreading. Akita is not far from its touch. The Ikko-ikki sect is beginning to send Buddhist Monks across the North, including Akita, to try and spread their influence. The war is far from over...
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