After the Battle of Kizakibaru, the Shimazu clan defeated the Ito clan, won a sweeping victory in the Battle of Mimi-kawa against Sorin OTOMO and completed unification of three countries, Satsuma, Osumi and Hyuga, and began battles to unify the whole of Kyushu.
木崎原の戦い以後は伊東氏を平らげ、大友宗麟との耳川の戦いで大勝利を収め、薩摩・大隅・日向三州統一を完全なものにし、九州統一戦を開始した。