The Muromachi Shogunate, however, was always kept on the verge of collapse because of the disturbances caused by the antagonism between the Northern and Southern Imperial Courts until Takauji's grandson and third Shogun, Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, reunited the two courts.
しかしその後は南北朝の動乱の中で室町幕府は常に存亡の危機に立たされ、尊氏の孫で第3代将軍・足利義満の時代になって南北朝合一を達成することとなる。