Kagetaka and his followers killed themselves in the Castle, and Sozaburo, genin (manservant), went to Shugo (a provincial military governor) in Dazai-fu (local government office in Kyushu region) and reported on the situation as he had been ordered by Kagetaka.
景隆一同は城中で自害し、下人の宗三郎を大宰府の守護のもとに派遣して状況を報告させた。