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Notes:

- The 100 years from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 16th century is known and the warring states period or sengoku jidai

- The shogun government was unstable because it often depended on deputies to look after the shogun’s interests in the provinces

- This became ineffective when the bonds between the Shogun and the deputies started to loosen which meant this system was no longer effective

- The deputies were military governors with small holdings and appointed one son, not always the oldest to inherit the holdings

- Then they appointed local warriors as the military officers and recruited peasants as the soldiers

- The nature of war soon changed in this period and instead of small combat between the local land owners

- The sengoku jidai was a time of growing culture and strong economics

- The shoguns used their wealth to patronise the arts, build large palaces and temples, and sponsoring large presentations

- Poetry and painting flourished because it was influenced by Zen Buddhism

- As did landscaping and the tea

It started in 1467 and went for 136 years and only ended when all the clans unified under the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1603. This period definitely had a large effect in the making of modern Japan because it was a time of growing culture and strong economics. The economy grew despite the wars raging and trade was big in Japan, they exported all sorts of items to Korea and China during this period. This indicates the sophisticated craft and manufacturing industries in Japan. These are the main reasons for the start of the warring states period and how this era affected modern