The Battle of Shokoku-ji was one of the fiercest battles of the Onin War, and 'Oninki' (the record of the Onin War) gives a detailed description of the entire story of this battle.
相国寺の戦いは応仁の乱でも激戦の一つであり、その一部始終は「応仁記」に詳しい。