The two main competitors for control of the Muromachi Bakufu during the Ōnin War were the Hosokawa clan, led by Hosokawa Katsumoto, and the Yamana clan, led by Yamana Sōzen. The Hosokawa were descended from the Seiwa Genji line of the Imperial family, and along with the Hatakeyama and Shiba clans, held dominant positions in the Muromachi Bakufu. The Yamana clan, by contrast, were relative political outsiders at the time of the Ōnin War, having lost favour after rebelling against the bakufu in 1391, and only recently regained it for their actions against the Akamatsu rebels in 1441. Both clans survived into the Sengoku era and beyond, although they were never again so powerful. The current head of the Hosokawa family, Hosokawa Morihiro, was Prime Minister of Japan from 1993-1994.
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