Therefore, Junkei became a vassal of Nobunaga ODA, the then ruler of the entire country, and used the influence of Nobunaga to successfully win an appointment as Shugo of Yamato Province by Hisahide, who was then a guest samurai of Nobunaga.
このため、順慶は当時の天下人である織田信長の家臣となり、その後ろ盾をもって信長の客将となっていた久秀から大和守護に任じられた。