Fluctuations in Political Power in Japan in the 14th – 15th Centuries

Abstract

The political history of Japan in the XIV – XV centuries was a period of turbulence. It was the period of establishment of the Muromachi shogunate, associated with the fall of the Kamakura shogunate and the war between the North and the South. It was also the process of capturing power of the Ashikaga generals, defeated other local feudal forces, overwhelmed the power of the Emperor and proceeded to establish a military government right in the economic-political center of the country. In the article, the author focuses on clarifying the political situation of Japan in the XIV – XV centuries, with the reduction of the Emperor’s government, towards being nullified, along with the formation of major feudal groups, most notably the Muromachi shogunate.