The castellan Mitsuhide, in charge of attacking Tamba Province, continued to do battle in many areas in Kinki region, for example, with Murashige ARAKI and Hisahide MATSUNAGA, who disobeyed Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple and Nobunaga, and subjugated the Province before 1579.
城主となった光秀は、石山本願寺や信長に背いた荒木村重、松永久秀を攻めるなど近畿地方の各地で転戦しつつ丹波国の攻略を担当し、天正7年（1579年）までにこれを平定。