Under such situations, a fight over succession for shogun occurred and in addition, struggles for power between shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords) such as the Yamana clan and Hosokawa clan and a fight over succession to family headship in the Hatakeyama clan and Shiba clan occurred resulting in the occurrence of the Onin Disturbance.
この最中に将軍の跡継ぎ争いが勃発し、これに山名氏・細川氏ら守護大名の権力争い・畠山氏・斯波氏の跡継ぎ争いなどが加わり応仁の乱が起こった。