At the beginning of 1336, Takauji ASHIKAGA was defeated by Yoshisada NITTA, Masashige KUSUNOKI and Akiie KITABATAKE before being driven back to Kyoto and fleeing to Kyushu.
この年の初め、足利尊氏は新田義貞・楠木正成・北畠顕家らに敗れて京都を追われ九州へ落ち延びていた。