The former Seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the eastern barbarians") Yoshitane ASHIKAGA, who had been expelled in the Coup of Meio, attempted to take advantage of the disorder and go to Kyoto, trusting in Yoshioki OUCHI.
このような混乱に乗じて、明応の政変で追われた前征夷大将軍足利義稙が大内義興を頼って上洛しようとしていた。