1568: Oda Nobunaga's March on Kyoto and the Installation of Ashikaga Yoshiaki as Shogun

1568: Oda Nobunaga's March on Kyoto and the Installation of Ashikaga Yoshiaki as Shogun

Responding to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's request, Oda Nobunaga marched on Kyoto with a large army, brushing aside Miyoshi resistance and seizing control of the capital. In October, Yoshiaki was appointed the 15th shogun, and shogunal government was rebuilt under the protection of Nobunaga's military might, an arrangement that simultaneously gave Nobunaga himself an opening to dominate central politics.

Events this year
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Oda Nobunaga Captures Kannonji Castle

Advancing toward Kyoto with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Oda Nobunaga attacked Kannonji Castle, drove out Rokkaku Yoshikata and his allies, and secured the route to the capital.

Oda Nobunaga・Took part / involvedAshikaga Yoshiaki・Related figureRokkaku Yoshikata・Rokkaku head who abandoned Kannonji Castle六角義治・Rokkaku successor; lost Kannonji Castle
Takeda Shingen Invades Suruga

Takeda Shingen invaded Imagawa Ujizane's province of Suruga and occupied Sunpu. The Later Hōjō, bound to the Imagawa by marriage, broke with the Takeda, bringing the tripartite alliance to an end.

Sources　静岡市歴史博物館「今川義元」／おだわらデジタルミュージアム「北条氏康書状（永禄12年3月13日）」