With respect to views that Tenkai Sojo (Nankobo) was Mitsuhide who lived after Honnoji Incident, there are many views that point out the following facts and look at Ieyasu's acts that have been accepted as appraisal to Mitsuhide.
天海僧正（南光坊）＝光秀生存説については次のような事例をあげるとともに、家康の光秀に対する称揚と受け取られる行為に注目する説も多い。