# Sengoku period - Historical context — selected ruler coverage

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/sengoku-period
Reign: 1467 – 1573
Dynasty: Historical periods
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_period

Regional lords competed during prolonged civil warfare as trade and urban culture developed.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Ashikaga Yoshimasa](https://history-japan.com/rulers/ashikaga-yoshimasa)
- Succeeded by: [Oda Nobunaga](https://history-japan.com/rulers/oda-nobunaga)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1467 - [Ōnin War begins](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1467-onin-war-begins)
- 1543 - [Portuguese traders reach Tanegashima](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1543-portuguese-traders-reach-tanegashima)
- 1549 - [Francis Xavier arrives in Japan](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1549-francis-xavier-arrives-in-japan)
- 1560 - [Battle of Okehazama](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1560-battle-of-okehazama)
- 1573 - [Nobunaga expels Ashikaga Yoshiaki](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1573-nobunaga-expels-ashikaga-yoshiaki)