It is believed that the former, along with conservative power such as nobles, temples and shrines, supported Tadayoshi while the latter, who claimed security of rights for the possession of the shoen without oppression from the former, supported Moronao.
前者及び貴族や寺社などの守旧的な勢力が直義を、彼らからの圧迫を排除して在地における支配権の保障を求めた後者が師直を支持したとされている。