In all of Japanese history, Akifusa was the only Noh actor ever to rise to the position of feudal lord (note however that Nagayasu OKUBO--who was the son of a Noh actor, though he never became an actor himself--stands out as an example of someone with a connection to Noh theater who nevertheless wielded great power in the Tokugawa shogunate).
日本の歴史上において、猿楽師であった者が大名になった例は他にない（なお、猿楽師自身ではないが、猿楽師の子が徳川幕府内において強大な権勢を振るった例として大久保長安があげられる）。