On May 12th, Imagawa Yoshimoto along with his 20,000 army left Sunpu for Kyoto. Seven days later Nobunaga would end Yoshimoto's dream at the Battle of Okehazama. Imagawa Yoshimoto had Imperial blood from his mother, Jukeini. If Yoshimoto did occupy Kyoto, what was his goal? To become shogun for himself or become part of the Ashikaga government. I do not think Yoshimoto would oust Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who was the shogun at the time. If that happened, most of the daimyo in Sengoku Japan would have rebelled against Yoshimoto immediately. The alliance Yoshimoto had with the Takeda and Hojo would collapse. The Uesugi in Echigo would have challenged Yoshimoto for sure. So in my opinion, Yoshimoto would never dispose the shogun for his personal gain. Instead, he would have a major position in the Ashikaga government with significant power.
Nobunaga no tame!
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