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Muromachi
period (1336-1573)
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Ashikaga Takauji
established Japan`s second
feudal military government in 1338. The Muromachi shogunate was
characterized by a fierce rise in thr power of regional samurai, with
no lasting political stability
achieved as a result. With an insurrection in 1467 the shogunate lost
all real ability to rule, plunging the nation in an age of conflict
between rival warlords. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
(reigned from
1368) completed the Golden Pavilion
and Ashikaga
Yoshimasa, the 8th shôgun who had
lost interest in politics completely, built the Silver Pavilion
in 1480.
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