After the fall of the Takeda clan that year, Nobunaga began fiercely purging the former vassals of the Takeda clan, which led to incidents such as the fire attack on a Buddhist priest Kaisen Joki in Eirin-ji Temple.
同年に武田氏が滅すると、信長による苛烈な旧武田家臣の粛清が始まり、恵林寺の快川紹喜焼き討ちなどが起こる。