Having expelled Seii Taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") Yoshiki ASHIKAGA on the Coup of Meio in 1493, Shogunal Deputy Masamoto HOSOKAWA flaunted his enormous power under Yoshizumi (Yoshitaka) ASHIKAGA whom he supported.
明応2年（1493年）の明応の政変により征夷大将軍足利義材を追放し、自身が擁立した足利義澄（義高）のもとで絶大な権力を誇った管領細川政元。