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in March 1467, the home of a Hosokawa officer was destroyed by fire. After several more minor attacks and political maneuvers, in May, Hosokawa attacked outright the mansion of one of Yamana's generals. Nevertheless, Yamana, not Hosokawa, was labeled a rebel, and enemy of the state. Some of Yamana's followers deserted, joining Hosokawa's morally superior side, but many more switched sides as a result of the work of Hosokawa's emissaries to the provinces where Yamana and his allies drew their armies.
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Seeing that open war in the capital would spread to the provinces, the shōgun declared that the first to make an attack within the city would be labeled a rebel against the shogunate, and enemy of the state. Thus, for several months, the conflict quieted, neither side willing to make a move. Finally,
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By New Year's of 1468, nearly a year since the war began, the fighting tapered off. For much of that year, the two forces engaged in glaring contests and limited sorties, both desiring to rebuild and to act only defensively. Both spent the next several years in political, not military, conflict, and
535:, both men began to prepare more seriously for the coming conflict; they sought safehouses and planned for fighting in the streets. Yamana took Yoshimi to the shōgun's residence, where Hosokawa, who supported Yoshimi's claim to the shogunate, could not get at him. He was essentially a hostage. 502:. Unwilling to engage him in open warfare until he was sure of his strength, Yamana chose to intervene in a number of succession disputes and other political affairs, thwarting Hosokawa's plans and desires, and slowly gaining allies for himself. 521:, was against her husband's decision to give the shogunate to Yoshimi, so she sought military support to secure the succession of her son Yoshihisa. Yamana chose to support Yoshihisa, the Shōgun's infant son. 543:
in 1469, the shōgun named his son Yoshihisa his heir. But Hosokawa was weary of battle, and wished for peace. However, by 1473, both Hosokawa and Yamana were dead.
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In 1466, both sides having spent several years gathering forces, both Yamana and Hosokawa felt ready to engage the other, and skirmishes began to break out.
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provinces. Tokihiro, who was often in bad health, retired in 1433 and passed his numerous lands to Sōzen. Sōzen went on to defeat
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In 1464, a succession dispute erupted over the shogunate itself. The shōgun,
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before becoming a monk. Due to his red complexion, he was sometimes known as
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was one of the three families which controlled the position of
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Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. 527:In 1467, the first year of 293:Governor of Harima Province 248:Governor of Tajima Province 10: 733: 113:Governor of Bingo Province 18: 477:, and became governor of 443:(1367–1435), head of the 439:Yamana Sōzen was born to 402: 390: 378: 370: 350: 342: 337: 333: 321: 309: 298: 288: 276: 264: 253: 243: 231: 219: 208: 198: 186: 174: 163: 153: 141: 129: 118: 108: 96: 84: 73: 66: 62: 50: 44: 43: 36: 682:Japanese Buddhist clergy 601:[Yamana Sōzen]. 517:, who was the mother of 203:Governor of Iga Province 158:Governor of Aki Province 635:Sansom, George (1961). 568:Encyclopedia of Japan 473:(1373–1441) in the 447:. 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Index

Japanese name
surname

Samurai-dokoro
Toki Mochimasu
Kyōgoku Mochikiyo
Shugo Governor of Bingo Province
Yamana Tokihiro
Yamana Noritoyo
Shugo Governor of Aki Province
Yamana Tokihiro
Yamana Noritoyo
Shugo Governor of Iga Province
Yamana Tokihiro
Yamana Noritoyo
Shugo Governor of Tajima Province
Yamana Tokihiro
Yamana Noritoyo
Shugo Governor of Harima Province
Akamatsu Mitsusuke
Yamana Noritoyo
Kyoto
Japan
daimyōs
Hosokawa Katsumoto
Ōnin War
Heian-kyō
Yamana Tokihiro
Yamana clan
shugo

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