Although the castle was destroyed in the great Fushimi earthquake, it was quickly reconstructed, and became a symbol of the prosperity of Hideyoshi in the Toyotomi Period, with the town becoming an important administrative center.
伏見の大地震によって倒壊したこともあったが、早くに再建されて豊臣時代には秀吉の繁栄を示すシンボル、そして一大政治都市として発展した。