In the same year, the Yamana clan, a clan serving as Shugo (Military Commissioner) to 11 of the 66 provinces in Japan, started the Meitoku no Ran (Rebellion of Meitoku), and he was appointed Shugo of Izumo and Oki Provinces for his performance in the Battle of Kyoto Naiya.
またこの年には、全国66ヶ国中11ヶ国の守護を務めていた山名氏が幕府に背く明徳の乱が起こり、その京都内野の戦いでの活躍により、翌年には出雲国、隠岐国の守護へと任ぜられる。