Kyoto Imperial Palace and the Imperial Capital

Timeline

1. 1561–1567Kyoto Imperial Palace and Nijō Castle · KyotoShogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru was assassinated by Matsunaga Hisahide, and after Yoshaki was raised to the shogunate he could not control the daimyō; though the emperor and court nobles maintained court ritual in the palace, they in fact relied on the protection of provincial samurai, and the administrative authority of the Kyoto imperial capital had become severely hollowed out.
2. 1568Kyoto · KyotoOda Nobunaga entered Kyoto escorting Ashikaga Yoshaki, drove out the forces of Rokkaku Yoshisada who had backed Yoshaki, built Nijō Castle in Kyoto, and controlled the area around the palace; the emperor was forced to grant him political legitimacy, and the imperial capital once again became the focus of contention among central regimes.
3. 1569–1570Kyoto Imperial Palace · KyotoNobunaga used the Gisho regulations to reorganize Kyoto's security and the tax system for commerce and industry; the court continued to issue era names and rank titles from the palace, but major personnel appointments required Nobunaga's consent; before Shogun Yoshaki broke with Nobunaga in 1570, the Kyoto imperial capital existed in a transitional order where the warrior regime and imperial symbolism coexisted.