In June 1582 Mitsuhide caused the Honnoji Incident and killed Nobunaga, but was himself defeated by Nobunaga's vassal, Hideyoshi HASHIBA (Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI), a defeat which led to the demise of the Akechi clan.
しかし天正10年（1582年）6月、光秀は本能寺の変を起こして信長を殺し、自らも信長の家臣・羽柴秀吉（豊臣秀吉）に討たれ、明智氏は滅亡した。