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The Ashikaga shogunate (足利幕府, Ashikaga bakufu, 1336–1573), also known as the Muromachi shogunate (室町幕府, Muromachi bakufu), was a feudal Japanese feudal military government. The heads of government were the shoguns. Each was a member of the Ashikaga clan.
These years are known as the Muromachi period. The period takes gets its name from the district in Kyoto where the Ashikaga shoguns lived.
In 1336, the Ashikaga Takauji and the Ashikaga clan established a military government in Kyoto.