At this moment, even forgetting Katsuie SHIBATA and Nobumori SAKUMA who had already been given appointments, Mitsuhide could be seen as having a higher position than Nagahide NIWA and Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
この時点で既に官職を賜っていた柴田勝家・佐久間信盛は別としても、丹羽長秀・豊臣秀吉などより地位が高かったとみていい。