Because Takatoki did not specify his successor when he became a priest, a dispute occurred within the Tokuso family between Uchi-Kanrei (head of Tokuso Family) Nagasaki clan who pushed Kunitoki HOJO, a child of Takatoki, and the maternal relative Adachi clan who pushed Yasuie HOJO (later Tokioki), a younger brother of Takatoki for the next regent.
後継を定めない高時の出家は、次期執権に高時の子の北条邦時を推す内管領の長崎氏と、高時の弟の北条泰家（のちの時興）を推す外戚の安達氏が対立する得宗家の争いに発展する。