Subsequently, Nobunaga further expanded his power and eventually controlled central Japan; however, in 1582, when it seemed he was very close to unifying Japan, he was defeated in the Honnoji Incident.
信長はその後も勢力を拡大し日本中央部を制圧するに至るが、天下統一の目前と思われた天正10年（1582年）に本能寺の変で倒れた。