In fact, the Azai family ran into difficulty due to repeated attacks from the Kyogoku clan and Dosan SAITO in the neighboring province, Mino when they subordinated themselves to the Rokkaku clan.
六角氏に臣従した頃、浅井家は京極氏や隣国美濃の斎藤道三からたびたび攻撃され、窮地に陥っていた事実がある。