Because of this, it is believed that the Saijo-Kira clan, which had supported Yoshitane since the days of his grandfather Yoshinobu, lost its standing in Kyoto, went back to the Kira no sho (manor) and concentrated on governing their territory.
そのため、祖父義信の頃から義稙派であった西条吉良氏は、京都での立場を失い、吉良荘に戻り領国経営に専念したと思われる。