Getting assistance from family member Soteki ASAKURA, Takakage is said to have repeatedly sent troops to invade neighbouring provinces such as Kaga, Mino, Omi, and Wakasa, which were often in chaos, and there displayed his military superiority and political influence over Shugoka (provincial landowning families) and other movements, finally achieving reconciliation with followers of Ikko sect who had been opposed to and staged uprisings against the Asakura family for generations.
一門の朝倉宗滴の補佐を受けて、当時混乱の多かった周辺国加賀国・美濃国・近江国・若狭国らにしばしば出兵・侵攻し、各国の守護家や諸勢力に軍事的優位性、政治的影響力を見せ付け、代々対立してきた加賀一向一揆との和睦をも成立させたと言われている。