He was the great-grandfather (or grandfather) of Nagayoshi MIYOSHI and a great commander who seized an opportunity for the Miyoshi clan to make inroads into Kinai region (provinces surrounding Kyoto and Nara).
三好長慶の曽祖父（または祖父）にあたり、三好氏が畿内に進出するきっかけを作り出した名将である。