Although it was protected by Ieyasu's vassals, Mototada TORII et alia, during the Battle of Sekigahara, it was attacked and burned by Ishida (the Siege of Fushimi-jo Castle).
関ヶ原の戦いの際、家康の家臣鳥居元忠らが守っていたが、石田方に攻められ焼失している（伏見城の戦い）。