Yoshishige confronted the Ashikaga clan (Fujiwara clan), Chichibu clan and MINAMOTO no Yoshikata surrounding him, however, he resisted them in cooperation with his nephew, Yoshikane ASHIKAGA and MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo.
義重は周囲の足利氏(藤原氏)や秩父氏、源義賢と対立するが、甥である足利義兼や源義朝と連携し、それらに対抗する。