Ashikaga Tadayoshi | Ashikaga Yoshihisa | Ashikaga Yoshitane | Ashikaga Yoshikatsu | Ashikaga clan | Ōshima Yoshimasa | Heinouchi Yoshimasa |
The Ōnin War: This conflict began as a controversy over who should follow Ashikaga Yoshimasa as shogun after his retirement – whether it would be his brother (Yoshimi) or his son (Yoshihisa); but this succession dispute was merely a pretext for rival groups of daimyos to fight in a struggle for military supremacy.