When Sadayo IMAGAWA, a younger brother of Noriuji, was appointed to Kyushu Tandai (local commissioner) by Yoriyuki HOSOKAWA, kanrei (shogunal deputy), and conquered Kyushu, where the force of the Southern Court was strong, but it seemed that he was displeased by Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA.
また、範氏の弟の今川貞世は管領の細川頼之に九州探題に任じられると南朝勢力の強かった九州を平定するが、足利義満からは快く思われていなかった様である。