Muromachi period

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The Muromachi period was a Japanese historical era (1336–1573) marked by Ashikaga shogunate rule, flourishing arts such as Noh and ink painting, and the growth of prosperous merchant cities like Sakai.

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instanceOf Japanese historical era
historical period
alsoKnownAs Ashikaga period
linked to: Muromachi period
capital Kyoto
characterizedBy growth of merchant cities
military rule by the Ashikaga shoguns
political fragmentation
rise of regional daimyō
country Japan
culturalFlourishing Kyōgen theatre
Noh theatre
garden design
ikebana
ink wash painting
tea ceremony
dominantClan Ashikaga clan
economicActivity domestic trade expansion
maritime trade with China
maritime trade with Korea
endTime 1573
followed Kamakura period
followedBy Azuchi–Momoyama period
linked to: Sengoku period
foreignRelations Korea
linked to: Korean Peninsula

Ming dynasty China
linked to: Ming dynasty

Ryukyu Kingdom
governmentType shogunate
language Middle Japanese
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kyoto
majorUrbanCenter Hakata
linked to: Hakata Port

Kyoto
Sakai
namedAfter Muromachi district
notableArtForm renga poetry
suiboku-ga
notableArtist Sesshū Tōyō
notableTheatreFigure Zeami Motokiyo
overlapsWith Sengoku period
partOf history of Japan
precededByEraName Kemmu era
religion Pure Land Buddhism
Shinto
Zen Buddhism
linked to: Chan Buddhism
ruledBy Ashikaga shogunate
linked to: Muromachi period
shogunalResidence Muromachi district of Kyoto
significantEvent Kenmu Restoration
Nanboku-chō period
linked to: Muromachi period

Sengoku period
Ōnin War
startTime 1336

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Sakai historicalEraOfProsperity Muromachi period
Muromachi period alsoKnownAs Ashikaga period
linked to: Muromachi period
Muromachi period ruledBy Ashikaga shogunate
linked to: Muromachi period
Muromachi period significantEvent Nanboku-chō period
linked to: Muromachi period
Ryoan-ji associatedWithPeriod Muromachi period
Sengoku period precededBy Muromachi period
Zen gardens historicalPeriodOfDevelopment Muromachi period
Ginkaku-ji era Muromachi period
Jidai Matsuri representsPeriod Muromachi period
Nanzen-ji periodOfSignificance Muromachi period
Kinkaku-ji hasArchitecturalStyle Muromachi period architecture
linked to: Muromachi period
Goshichi no kiri historicallyAssociatedWith Ashikaga shogunate
linked to: Muromachi period
Classical Japanese era Muromachi period
Kamakura period precedes Muromachi period
Late Middle Japanese hasSubperiod Muromachi Japanese
linked to: Muromachi period
Ryukyu Kingdom era Muromachi period (Japan)
linked to: Muromachi period
Imperial court of Japan periodOfProminence Muromachi period
Sakai City historicalEraOfProsperity Muromachi period
Hakata Bay usedDuringPeriod Muromachi period
mon historicalPeriodOfUse Muromachi period
Uesugi clan period Muromachi period
Ōnin War period Muromachi period
Ōnin War namedAfter Ōnin era
linked to: Muromachi period
Ikebana timePeriodOfOrigin Muromachi period
subject linked to: ikebana
Sesshū Tōyō activeIn Muromachi period
Zeami Motokiyo era Muromachi period
Kemmu era linkedTo Muromachi period
Ashikaga clan founded Muromachi shogunate
linked to: Muromachi period
Ashikaga clan periodOfRule Muromachi period
Ashikaga clan shogunateName Muromachi shogunate
linked to: Muromachi period
Kujō family politicalInfluencePeriod Muromachi period
Muromachi district of Kyoto namedAfter Muromachi period
Muromachi district of Kyoto gaveNameTo Muromachi period
Muromachi district of Kyoto historicalEra Muromachi period
Kenmu Restoration followedBy Muromachi period
karesansui historicalPeriodOfDevelopment Muromachi period
Silver Pavilion era Muromachi period
Ashikaga Yoshimasa era Muromachi period
Imagawa Yoshimoto historicalEra Muromachi period
Higashiyama culture centeredAround Ashikaga shogunate
linked to: Muromachi period
Harima Province existedDuring Muromachi period
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu period Muromachi period
Ōta Dōkan era Muromachi period
Noh theatre developedInPeriod Muromachi period
Kampaku significantPeriod Muromachi period