On May 12th (April 1st in old lunar calendar), Nobunaga ordered his men to set fire to Kamigyo and Shimogyo, the base of Yoshiaki's power, in order to punish him.
4月1日、信長は義昭に対する一連の報復のため、義昭の勢力基盤である上京と下京への焼き討ちを命じた。