Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki

Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Part of Momoyama period

An Ukiyo-e painting of Ashikaga Yoshiaki escaping, painted by Utagawa Toyonobu, 1884.
DateJuly 1573
Location35°01′33″N 135°45′42″E / 35.0259°N 135.7616°E / 35.0259; 135.7616
Result Oda Nobunaga victory
Belligerents
Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Ashikaga clan
Matsunaga clan
Takeda Shingen
Oda Nobunaga and Oda clan
Strength
Unknown 30,000 soldiers
Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki is located in Japan
Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Japan)
Oda Nobunaga, painted by Kanō Sōshū, 1583.

The Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Japanese: 足利義昭の乱) took place in 1573 and was led by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the 15th Shogun of Japan and a member of the Ashikaga clan. Yoshiaki became shogun in 1568 with the support of Oda Nobunaga, who helped him gain power. The Oda clan's forces entered Kyoto, restoring the Muromachi shogunate. This takeover was swift due to the lack of effective central authority in Kyoto at the time. However, Yoshiaki acted as a puppet leader under Nobunaga's direct control.[1]

In 1573, Yoshiaki revolted against Nobunaga's dominance and limited authority in the government, seeking to establish his own control.[2] To aid him in the uprising, Yoshiaki called upon the Takeda and Matsunaga clans. Yoshiaki attempted to flee Kyoto and find refuge in Sakai.[3] Despite his efforts, Nobunaga pursued Yoshiaki and recaptured Kyoto, effectively ending the Ashikaga clan's rule.[4]

  1. ^ "Ashikaga Yoshiaki | Warrior-Statesman, Sengoku Period, Shogun | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ^ Ackroyd, Joyce (1982). Lessons from History: The Tokushi Yoron. p. 332.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook (3rd ed.). London: Cassell. p. 32. ISBN 1854095234.
  4. ^ Writers, YABAI (2018-06-28). "The Ashikaga Shoguns and Ashikaga Yoshiaki | YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan". YABAI. Retrieved 2024-01-01.