When Hirashima Kubo was given a seat on new Shogun, Yoshitsuna, who was 20 years old at the time of disappearance of Sakai Kubo, was eliminated from the candidate because he was almost already 60 years old, and therefore, his son, Yoshichika ASHIKAGA (appointed as Sama no kami [Captain of Samaryo, Left Division of Bureau of Horses] and changed his name to Yoshihide) was enthroned.
新将軍に迎えられるに当たって、堺公方消滅時には20歳余と若かった義維は既に60歳近くなっていたため除外され、その長子・足利義栄（左馬頭に叙任され、義栄へ改名）が擁立された。