Muromachi period

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Japanese historical era historical period

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ashikaga shogunate	2
Ashikaga period	1
Muromachi period architecture	1
Nanboku-chō period	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese historical era ⓘ historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Muromachi period ⓘ surface form: Ashikaga 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 ⓘ National Noh Theatre ⓘ surface form: 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	Sengoku period ⓘ surface form: Azuchi–Momoyama period
foreignRelations	Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Korea Ming dynasty ⓘ surface form: Ming dynasty China Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
governmentType	shogunate ⓘ
language	Late Middle Japanese ⓘ surface form: Middle Japanese
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Kyoto ⓘ
majorUrbanCenter	Hakata Port ⓘ surface form: Hakata 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 ⓘ Chan Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Zen Buddhism
ruledBy	Muromachi period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ashikaga shogunate
shogunalResidence	Muromachi district of Kyoto ⓘ
significantEvent	Kenmu Restoration ⓘ Muromachi period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nanboku-chō period Sengoku period ⓘ Ōnin War ⓘ
startTime	1336 ⓘ

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Muromachi period → alsoKnownAs → Muromachi period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashikaga period

Ryoan-ji → associatedWithPeriod → Muromachi period ⓘ

Classical Japanese → era → Muromachi period ⓘ

Ginkaku-ji → era → Muromachi period ⓘ

Kinkaku-ji → hasArchitecturalStyle → Muromachi period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muromachi period architecture

Sakai → historicalEraOfProsperity → Muromachi period ⓘ

Zen gardens → historicalPeriodOfDevelopment → Muromachi period ⓘ

Goshichi no kiri → historicallyAssociatedWith → Muromachi period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate

Nanzen-ji → periodOfSignificance → Muromachi period ⓘ

Sengoku period → precededBy → Muromachi period ⓘ

Kamakura period → precedes → Muromachi period ⓘ

Jidai Matsuri → representsPeriod → Muromachi period ⓘ

Muromachi period → ruledBy → Muromachi period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashikaga shogunate

Muromachi period → significantEvent → Muromachi period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nanboku-chō period