Since his real mother came from the Nagoe family which was a minority group in the Hojo clan, his younger brother, Yoriuji ASHIKAGA whose mother was an aunt of Tokimune HOJO, became the successor to the head family of Ashikaga.
しかし、生母が北条氏一門では非主流派の名越氏の出身であったため、得宗の北条時宗の叔母が産んだ弟の足利頼氏が足利宗家を継承した。