Banding together with minor provincial lords, TAKAHATA provoked riots, frequently switched allegiances (from the Japanese Northern Court and the Southern Court), and gradually eroded the control of the provincial governors.
同国内の国人衆と一揆を結び、南朝(日本)・北朝(日本)双方の間にあって、寝返りを繰り返しながら、守護の支配を退けていった。