After his death, the family of Hidetsugu, his wives and concubines, sons and daughters along with many of his vassals, were purged, and the head of Hidetsugu was exposed by Hideyoshi at Sanjogawara in Kyoto.
死後、秀次の一族・妻妾・息子・娘・家臣の多くが粛清され、秀次の首は秀吉によって京都の三条河原に曝された。