Attraction
From Magari, Yoshihisa conducted more than military operations. The shogun's household, secretaries, warriors, petitioners, and ceremonial life moved into the encampment, and political business and judgments continued there. For roughly a year and five months, Rittō could therefore function as a temporary governmental center. This does not mean that Japan acquired a new permanent capital, but it does show that Muromachi authority was portable and personal: when the shogun, documents, audiences, and leading retainers moved, a working court of government moved with them. Yoshihisa's death in the encampment in 1489 ended the experiment without a decisive political settlement.
