The Muromachi period of Japanese history takes its name from the district of Kyoto where the Ashikaga shoguns had their residence. It began when Ashikaga Takauji set up a shogunate after the Kenmu Restoration of Emperor Go-Daigo collapsed, and for decades rival Northern and Southern imperial courts coexisted until Ashikaga Yoshimitsu reunited them. The era produced much of what is seen as classic Japanese culture, including Noh theater, the tea ceremony, ink painting, Zen gardens and the Golden and Silver Pavilions of Kyoto. The shoguns' authority declined, especially after the Ōnin War, and the country slid into the warring states period. Portuguese traders arrived in the 1540s, and the era ended when Oda Nobunaga deposed the last Ashikaga shogun.
Before and after
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- 1334Construction of Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble
- 1335Origins of Visoki Dečani
- from 1336 to 1646Vijayanagara Empire
- from 1336 to 1573Muromachi period
- 8 April 1336Birth of Timur
- 1337Construction of Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
- from 24 May 1337 to 9 October 1453Hundred Years' War
- from March 1338 to October 1339English Channel naval campaign, 1338-1339
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The era
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