In 1331 when the Genko Disturbance occurred, whereby Emperor Godaigo planned to raise the army for the second time, the Prince was caught by the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and banished to Tajima Province.
元弘元年（1331年）、後醍醐天皇の2度目の挙兵計画である元弘の変で鎌倉幕府に捕らえられて但馬国に配流される。