At Daineiji no hen, (the revolt of Daineiji) in 1551, Yoshitaka (義隆) OUCHI (Kikakumaru's father) and Yoshitaka (義尊) OUCHI (the heir and Kikakumaru's older bother) were both killed by Takafusa SUE (also called Harukata SUE), but Takafusa spared Kikakumaru's life.
天文_(日本)20年（1551年）の大寧寺の変で、父義隆・兄で嫡子の義尊が陶隆房（陶晴賢）に殺されたときは、隆房に助命されている。