 A year later, (in 672) Tenji died and Prince Ōtomo ascended to the throne as Emperor Kōbun.Tenmu assembled an army and marched from Yoshino to the east, to attack the capital of Omikyō in a counterclockwise movement.They marched through Yamato, Iga and Mino Provinces to threaten Omikyō in the adjacent province.