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Shogun Hatakeyyama Toshimochi from the Yokkanai province in the southeastern part of modern Oyashima, rebelled and captured much of modern day Oyashima in [[1204]] creating a separate empire. The Matsumori dynasty collapsed in on itself as princes fought for the thrown. By [[1238]], Toshimochi had crushed the armies of the Matsumori and laid claim to their territory.

Fearful of warring princes the Toshimochi banned multiple brides and established clearer rules around succession, these were revolutionary as they recognized daughters as potential royal successors in their own right. Actually appointing a daughter was not very common but its codification into law is amongst the earliest such decree.

The Toshimochi dynasty ruled from [[1204]] until [[1367]] when they passed without issue to the emperor’s cousin Empress Gamou Ai. The Ai period was a violent with its emperors and empresses promoting eastern culture over western. They spoke {{wpl|Vietnamese language|Danehonger}} and eschewed some of the practices they saw as archaic and too [[Daxia|Shang]]ese.This was also the period when expansionism slowed and in some cases reversed. The Ai focused on building a meritocratic civil service of ethnically Kantonese administrators. They were constantly putting down revolts and fending off incursions from their neighbors. In [[1367]] Emperor Takaoka Ai was murdered by band of ninjas and a 250 year period of warring states ensued. Shoguns and daimyos were constantly at each other’s throats looking to find and advantage. The population, once over a million people, stagnated and started to decline. By the 1600s the average person was looking for anyone to provide stability and order.