In 1568, under orders from Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA, Nobunaga ODA began to advance on the capital, but when Nobunaga asked the Rokkaku family to provide a contingent of troops, they refused and fought a battle against Oda's troops.
永禄11年（1568年）、織田信長が足利義昭を奉じて上洛を開始すると、信長の援軍要請を拒絶して織田軍と戦った。