Nobunaga particularly appreciated Sakihisa for forcing the surrender of Ishiyama-hongan-ji Temple, which had withstood a 10-year siege, and according to Sakihisa's letter to his son, Nobutada KONOE, Nobunaga promised to 'give a province to the Konoe family after the domination of the whole country.'
特に10年近くかかっても攻め落とせなかった石山本願寺を開城させた事に対する信長の評価は高く、前久が息子近衛信尹にあてた手紙によれば、信長から「天下平定の暁には近衛家に令制国を献上する」約束を得たという。