| Kiyohide NAKAGAWA, who was the Takayama clan's relative, was serving then as a senior vassal of Murashige ARAKI, who was about to take control of Settsu, and therefore, it is likely that the ousting of Korenaga was attained by mutual consent without great confusion. |
この際、摂津の実権を握りつつあった荒木村重の重臣に、高山氏の親戚である中川清秀がいたこともあり、これらの承諾を得て、大きな混乱もなくこの追放劇は実現したと考えられる。 |