Ōnin War
WarA civil war that devastates Kyoto, weakens the Ashikaga shogunate and begins Japan's Sengoku (Warring States) period.
- Date
- 1467 – 1477 · View on map
- Countries
- Japan
- Regions
- East Asia
- Location
- Kyoto
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
A civil war that devastates Kyoto, weakens the Ashikaga shogunate and begins Japan's Sengoku (Warring States) period.
The Ming army is defeated by the Oirat Mongols and the Zhengtong Emperor is taken captive.
King Sejong the Great creates the Hangul alphabet in 1443 and promulgates it in the Hunminjeongeum in 1446.
Lam Sơn forces destroy the Ming relief army, killing its commander Liu Sheng and forcing the Ming to withdraw.
Lam Sơn forces inflict a major defeat on the Ming army of Wang Tong southwest of Đông Quan (Hanoi).
The Yongle Emperor completes the Forbidden City palace complex and moves the capital from Nanjing to Beijing.
Lê Lợi launches a revolt at Lam Sơn (Thanh Hóa) against Ming rule; the ten-year struggle restores independence.