In this war, Myochin SAITO played an important role by banishing East squad (the Tomishima clan) in Mino Province, and conquered the province by actively seizing Shoen (manor) possessed by Kuge (court nobles) and Kokugaryo (territories governed by provincial government office).
この乱では斎藤妙椿が活躍、美濃の東軍方（富島氏）を駆逐し、更に公家の荘園や国衙領を盛んに押領して国内を制圧。