After the death of his father, Ujiyori, Takanori KYOGOKU inherited the position of the family head as Ujiyori's adopted child in place of young Mitsutaka, but Takanori was ousted in 1377 and Mitsutaka inherited the position of the family head.
父氏頼の死後、幼い満高に代わって京極高詮が氏頼の猶子として家督を継いでいたが、1377年に追放され、満高が家督を継いだ。