Moreover, in 1441, during the Kakitsu era, Mitsusuke AKAMATSU, who had killed the sixth Shogun, Yoshinori ASHIKAGA, and raised an army in Harima Province, fought in support of Yoshitaka ASHIKAGA, who was said to be a grandson of Tadafuyu, and with the death of Mitsusuke as a result of his being defeated in battle, Yoshitaka was also killed.
また、嘉吉元年（1441年）に6代将軍の足利義教を殺害し、播磨で挙兵した赤松満祐は、直冬の孫であるという足利義尊を擁立して戦っており、満祐の敗死に伴い義尊も討ち取られている。