| However, after being informed of Nobunaga's suicide, Nobutada travelled to the Nijo New Imperial Palace (the former Nijo-jo Castle), where the Crown Prince resided along with his paternal younger half-brother Katsunaga ODA (Genzaburo Nobufusa ODA), Kyoto shoshidai (the Kyoto deputy) Sadakatsu MURAI, and others, to counter Mitsuhide. |
が、信長自害の知らせを受け、光秀を迎え撃つべく異母弟の織田勝長（織田源三郎信房）、京都所司代・村井貞勝らと共に皇太子の居宅である二条新御所（二条城の前身）に移動。 |