Ashikaga shogunate formally established in Kyoto
1338
Ashikaga Takauji installed his bakufu in the Muromachi district of Kyoto, reuniting warrior government with the imperial court for the first time. The arrangement would produce two centuries of fragile politics but also Noh theater, ink-wash painting, the tea ceremony, and some of the most refined culture Japan ever created.
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