However, as the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) fell into a decline and the local powerful clans, such as the Iyotachibana clan (the Ochi clan) represented by Masashige KUSUNOKI, emerged in the Southern area of Kawachi Province, it began to lose its power, being overwhelmed by such new forces.
しかし、鎌倉幕府が衰え、河内国南部に楠木正成に代表される伊予橘氏（越智氏）などの系統の在地豪族が台頭すると、それに圧倒されて勢力を失った。