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| | Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Hosokawa clan |
 | | The Hosokawa clan (細川氏, -shi) was a Japanese samurai clan, which claimed descendance from the Seiwa Genji and ironically played key roles in both the establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate and its destruction. |
 | | A conflict between Hosokawa Katsumoto, the fifth Kanrei, and his father-in-law Yamana Sōzen, over the shogunate's succession, sparked the Ōnin War, which led to the fall of the shogunate and a period of 150 years of chaos and war, known as Sengoku. |
 | | Katsumoto's son, Hosokawa Masamoto, held power in this way at the end of the 15th century, but was assassinated in 1507. |
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