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Ashikaga Yoshiaki Appointed Shogun

Type Event Region Asia Time 1568

In December 1568, with Oda Nobunaga's military support, Ashikaga Yoshiaki held his shogunal inauguration ceremony in Kyoto, becoming the fifteenth Mu…

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  1. 1568Ōmi Province · Shiga PrefectureAshikaga Yoshiaki sought Oda Nobunaga's aid on the condition of restoring the shogunal house's prestige, and the two reached an agreement on his installation. After Nobunaga's successful march on Kyoto, the imperial court began preparing the procedures for the shogunal appointment.
  2. 1568Kyoto · Kyoto CityThe imperial court formally appointed Ashikaga Yoshiaki as sei-i taishōgun, and Yoshiaki held his inauguration ceremony in Kyoto. The Muromachi shogunate was nominally restored, but the shogunate's military and financial power was held by Oda Nobunaga.
  3. 1568–1569Kyoto · Kyoto CityAfter Yoshiaki took office, Nobunaga, in the role of gozen, dominated Kinai policy, demanding that daimyō from all regions come to Kyoto to pay respects and obey his commands. Tension between the shogun and Nobunaga gradually emerged, foreshadowing Yoshiaki's deposition in 1573.

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