When the Onin no Ran (Onin Rebellion) broke out in 1467, his father, Mochikiyo, was assigned as part of the East forces commanded by Katsumoto HOSOKAWA that attacked Kyoto.
1467年（応仁元年）に応仁の乱が起こると、父の持清は、細川勝元の率いる東軍に属して京で戦う。