Takauji advanced on Kyoto again, leaving Noriuji ISSHIKI and Yoshinaga NIKI behind to protect Kyushu, and defeated Yoshisada NITTA in the Battle of Minatogawa in Settsu Province.
尊氏は一色範氏や仁木義長などを九州の抑えとして残して再び上洛し、摂津国湊川の戦いで新田義貞を破る。