In the war of 1600 fought between the Date clan and the Uesugi clan, after the rule over the Date County was handed over from Masamune DATE to Kagekatsu UESUGI, Masamune DATE stationed in the Oeda Castle before attacking the Yanagawa Castle.
伊達郡が伊達政宗から上杉景勝の支配に変わった後の1600年の伊達氏と上杉氏の戦では、梁川城を攻めるために伊達政宗が大枝城に布陣した。