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Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the shogun of Japan, needed to choose a heir to his role, so he chose his brother.
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Yoshimasa's wife, Tomiko gave birth to his son who would automatically take position as heir.
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The Onin War started in February 1467 because the Yamana clan attacked and burned a mansion owned by the Hosokawa clan.
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After the burning of the Hosokawa Mansion, they attacked a Yamana rice shipment, and burned the mansion of a Yamana general.
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On September 13, 1467, Yamana Sozen led an attack on a Buddhist monastery owned by the Hosokawa's
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Both sides were hiding in their trenches watching each other. The Hosokawa's ruined this peace by attacking Yamana territory, and declaring the whole family rebels.
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Yamana Sozen and Hosokawa Katsumoto died on 1473 after engaging in political activities after 1469
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In 1475, Yoshimasa ordered the province leaders on both sides to leave Kyoto which would end the war, but many didn't leave which caused the fighting to continue.
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An ally of the Yamana family agreed to the Shogun that he would leave for home. While he was going home he burnt the last relatively intact piece of land to the ground. After that, the war ended because neither side had the strength to fight.
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After the soldiers left Kyoto, riots and mobs were everywhere. Yoshimasa did nothing as he built the Silver Pavillion. Villages gathered with lesser samurai to form armies to riot.
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After the war the coin making industry boomed. They imported copper coins as well as minting their own which made people confused about the exchange rate.
