Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki

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Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Part of Momoyama period
An Ukiyo-e painting of Ashikaga Yoshiaki escaping, painted by Utagawa Toyonobu, 1884.
Date July 1573 Location Kyoto 35°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
class=notpageimage| Location within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Revolt of Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Japan) Show map of Japan

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]