In 1298, Fushimi abdicated in favor of the Crown Prince Tanehito (aged 10, Emperor Gofushimi), but a comeback by the Daikakuji line that Sanekane also participated in was staged regarding the nomination of the next Crown Prince.
伏見は永仁6年（1298年）に皇太子胤仁（10歳、後伏見天皇）に譲位したが、次の皇太子の人選をめぐって大覚寺統の巻き返しが起こり、実兼もこれに加担した。