At first, he attended the Emperor Godaigo who his sister (the mother of Imperial Prince Kanenaga [Kaneyoshi]) served as noble courtiers, however, he stopped obeying the emperor after the Genko Incident.
はじめ姉妹(懐良親王らの母)が宮人として仕えていた後醍醐天皇に近侍したが、元弘の変以後は天皇に従わなかった。