Since the location was strategically very important, with Saigoku Kaido to the west, Koganawate to the east, and good transportation provided by the Yodo-gawa River to the south, many military lords battled for the castle later in history.
西に西国街道、東に久我畷、南に淀川の水運をうかがう要地であるため、そののちも各勢力の争奪の舞台となる。