Takauji ASHIKAGA, who established the Muromachi bakufu in Kyoto in the first half of the 14th century, gave shugo a stronger authority to benefit himself from conflicts in the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan) period.
14世紀前半に京都に室町幕府を建てた足利尊氏は、南北朝時代(日本)の争乱を有利に進めるために従来の守護よりも強い権限を守護に与えた。