Although Takauji died in 1358, the power of the Southern Court also declined as it had repeatedly been under attack from the bakufu, and with OUCHI and YAMANA also surrendering to the bakufu, the Tadafuyu faction collapsed.
正平13年/延文3年（1358年）年には尊氏が死去するが、南朝勢力も幕府の度重なる攻勢の前に衰微し、大内、山名らも幕府に降り、直冬党は瓦解する。