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Installation as Shogun

When: 1568
Where: Kyoto
Part of: Ashikaga Yoshiaki installed as Shogun

Oda armies entered Kyoto in 1568 to install Yoshiaki as shogun.

The Oda armies entered Kyoto in 1568, re-establishing the Muromachi shogunate under Ashikaga Yoshiaki as a puppet shōgun. This event marked the beginning of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.

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Ashikaga Yoshiaki Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17

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