Onin War - Bunmei War

Japanese: 応仁・文明の乱 - おうにんぶんめいのらん
Onin War - Bunmei War
A civil war that took place in Kyoto from 1467 to 1477 (Onin 1 to Bunmei 9) towards the end of the Muromachi period. In this war, the Eastern Army (Hosokawa Katsumoto's side) and the Western Army (Yamana Mochitoyo (Sozen's side)) fought fierce battles all over the country, reflecting the political situation in each region as well as the situation in the center.
[Cause]

[Family succession dispute]
The causes of the rebellion were complex, but one of the more overt factors was a dispute over succession within the powerful shugo families and conflict between powerful shugo daimyo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
室町時代末期にあたる1467‐77年(応仁1‐文明9)に京都を中心に全国的規模で展開された内乱。この乱では,東軍(細川勝元方)と西軍(山名持豊(宗全)方)に分かれて,全国各地ではげしい合戦が展開され,中央の状況だけではなく各地の政治的状況が反映していた。
【原因】

[家督争い]
 乱の原因は複雑な要素からなっていたが,その中でも表面だった要因の一つに,有力守護家内部における家督争いと,有力守護大名間の対立があげられる。

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