Because Takakage had no children, the family estate was inherited by an adopted son Hideaki KOBAYAKAWA, who was a nephew of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and Hidekane MORI, Takakage's brother, who was also adopted, was cut off and started a branch family (later on changed his family name to Mori).
隆景には子供がいなかったため、家督は豊臣秀吉の甥・小早川秀秋が養子として継ぎ、隆景の弟で養子であった毛利秀包は廃嫡され別家を立てた（のち毛利に改姓）。