In addition, the theory has recently been proposed that even the suicide by disembowelment of his son, Nobuyasu MATSUDAIRA, was not due to Nobunaga's demand but Nobuyasu was purged by Ieyasu himself.
また、長男・松平信康の切腹に関しても、信長の要求によるものではなく、家康自らの粛清説も近年唱えられている。