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Event war East Asia

Ōnin War

1467 CE – 1477 CE

A succession dispute that devastated Kyoto and destroyed the authority of the Ashikaga shogunate, triggering over a century of civil war known as the Sengoku period.

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Conflict · East Asia

Ōnin War

1467 CE – 1477 CE

A succession dispute that devastated Kyoto and destroyed the authority of the Ashikaga shogunate, triggering over a century of civil war known as the Sengoku period.

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