The 53 families of jizamurai (literally, soldiers of the land) that participated in this battle were called the "53 families of Koga" (among them, the families which received a letter of commendation from the Rokkaku clan for taking part in the battle and were valued were called the "21 families of Koga") and they were active in both intelligence and fighting activities under the Rokkaku clan until the Koka region was seized by Nobunaga ODA.
そして、この戦いに参加した五十三家の地侍達を「甲賀五十三家」と呼び（さらに五十三家の中で六角氏より感状を貰い重きを置かれた家を「甲賀二十一家」と称した）、甲賀の地が織田信長に席巻されるまでの間、六角氏の下で諜報活動に戦闘にと活躍していった。