Ōnin War and the fragmentation of central authority (1467–1573)

1. Kyōtoku conflict weakens eastern governance

   Jan 1, 1454Labels: Kant region

   • Ky toku incident
   • Cambridge Hist

2. Ōnin War erupts in Kyōto

   Jan 1, 1467Labels: nin War, Ky to

   • Britannica
   • Princeton

3. Sengoku era of competing warlords takes hold

   Jan 1, 1467Labels: Sengoku period, daimy

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Kyōto devastated as war drags on

   Jan 1, 1470Labels: Ky to

   • Princeton
   • Britannica

5. Faction leaders die; conflict loses purpose

   Jan 1, 1473Labels: Hosokawa Katsumoto, Yamana S

   • Princeton
   • nin War

6. Ashikaga Yoshimasa abdicates amid disorder

   Jan 1, 1473Labels: Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Ashikaga shogunate

   • Yoshimasa
   • Princeton

7. Open warfare in Kyōto ends

   Jan 1, 1477Labels: Ky to

   • Princeton
   • nin War

8. Ikkō-ikki rebellion wins control in Kaga

   Jan 1, 1488Labels: Ikk -ikki, Kaga Province

   • Kaga Rebellion
   • Kaga ikki

9. Meiō Coup deepens shogunal instability

   May 8, 1493Labels: Mei Coup, Hosokawa

   • Mei incident
   • Sengoku

10. Nobunaga rises after Battle of Okehazama

    Jun 12, 1560Labels: Oda Nobunaga, Battle of

    • Okehazama
    • EBSCO

11. Nobunaga enters Kyōto and installs Yoshiaki

    Jan 1, 1568Labels: Oda Nobunaga, Ashikaga Yoshiaki

    • Britannica
    • Azuchi Momo

12. Ashikaga shogunate ends after Yoshiaki’s expulsion

    Jan 1, 1573Labels: Ashikaga shogunate, Oda Nobunaga

    • Britannica
    • Japan Society