The Unfortunate Incompetence of the Muromachi Shoguns

By: Alan Zanotti

Glossary• Bakufu- military government under a shogun

• Shogun- a hereditary military dictator of Japan

• Kanrei- the shogun’s deputy, second in command

• Shugo- provincial military governor

Government Structure

Yoshimitsu

Yoshinori

Yoshimasa• “…solely by the wishes of

inexperienced wives and nuns, such as Lady Tomiko [his wife], Lady Shigeko [his mother], and Kasuga-no-Tsubone [his concubine].”

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