Gaining reinforcements from the Aｚai clan, Nobunaga defeated Yoshikata ROKKAKU parent and child, who were powerful feudal lords of Minami Omi and also a common enemy of Nobunaga and the Aｚai clan (the Battle of Kannonji Castle), and accomplished to go to the capital under Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA.
信長は、浅井氏からも援軍を得て、共通の敵である南近江の有力大名である六角義賢親子を破り（観音寺城の戦い）、足利義昭を奉じての上洛を果たした。