During the war, Sozen, who was the supreme commander of the Western Camp, fought with the supreme commander of the Eastern Camp Katsumoto HOSOKAWA; however, Sozen died from a disease during the war in 1473.
このとき、宗全は西軍の総大将として、同じく東軍総大将の細川勝元と戦ったが、乱の最中である文明_(日本)5年（1473年）に宗全は病死する。