Following the Battle of Anegawa the territorial lords of Hongan-ji Temple (in the Battle of Noda-jo Castle and Fukushima-jo Castle), the Mori clan, the Takeda clan, and the Uesugi clan all declared themselves against Nobunaga (the Surrounding of Nobunaga).
姉川の後、本願寺（野田城・福島城の戦い）・毛利氏・武田氏・上杉氏など諸大名が反信長の意志を起こした（信長包囲網）。