As the result, Shingen appointed Katsuyori as his successor, and March 1571, he was called back to Kofu, and his uncle Nobukado TAKEDA became the lord of Takato-jo Castle.
そのため、勝頼が信玄の指名で後継者と定められ、元亀2年（1571年）2月には甲府へ召還され、叔父の武田信廉が高遠城主となっている。