After his father, Hisayori, died, he was placed in the custody of his cousin, Masataka ROKKAKU (a son of Tokitsuna ROKKAKU), but was later stripped of his shugo post due to the shogunate's plans and Masataka's ploys.
父の久頼の没後、従兄弟の六角政尭（六角時綱の子）の後見を受けるものの、のちに幕府の思惑と政尭の策略により守護職を剥奪される。