With the cooperation of Rokuro ROKKAKU of his clan, of the Iba clan and of the Yamanouchi clan as well, he won the battle, making Masataka kill himself in 1471, and secured the headship of the Rokkaku clan.
一族の六角六郎や伊庭氏、山内氏の協力もあり亀寿（政頼）は1471年に政尭を自刃させるなど抗争に勝ち抜き六角氏の家督を確保した。