Ashikaga shogunate

The Ashikaga shogunate (足利幕府) was the feudal military government that ruled Japan from 1336 to 1573, from their seat of power in the capital of Kyoto. The shogunate was established after was appointed Shōgun following his overthrowing of the in support of . The Ashikaga shogunate collapsed with the advent of the Ōnin War (1467-1467) which led to the Warring States period, an era in which the shōguns were impoverished and essentially powerless, both politically and militarily.Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period The shogunate came to an end in 1573 when the 15th shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiaki failed in trying to his benefactor Oda Nobunaga, who responded by marching to Kyoto and expelling him.Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga 
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Echoes of History – Shadows 
==References==
Category:Japan
zh:足利幕府