# Nobunaga expels Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1573)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1573-nobunaga-expels-ashikaga-yoshiaki
Location: Japan
Categories: ruler-change

Nobunaga drove the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiaki from Kyoto after their alliance broke down. The event conventionally marks the end of the Muromachi shogunate. Yoshiaki continued political activity in exile, while Nobunaga pursued further conquest.

Ruler at the time: [Oda Nobunaga](https://history-japan.com/rulers/oda-nobunaga)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshiaki)