However, an uprising occurred in the territory due to such reasons as severe collection of nengu (land tax) by implementing land survey, failing to use jizamurai (local samurai) of former Osaki and Kasai clan as vassals, adopted Sword Hunt against those jizamurai, and Yoshikiyo's vassals who were originally ronin (masterless samurai), ashigaru (common foot soldier) or chugen (a rank below common soldier) repeatedly acted violence and assault to the people of the domain (the Kasai-Osaki-ikki (the revolt of the former retainers of the Kasai clan and the Osaki clan).
しかし、検地を実施して年貢を厳しく取り立てたことや旧大崎・葛西家臣の地侍等を家臣に採用せず、これへ刀狩をおこなったこと、さらには浪人から登用されたり足軽・中間などから俄に侍に出世した吉清の家臣が領民に乱暴狼藉を繰り返したことなどから領内に一揆が起きた（葛西大崎一揆）。