When the Isshiki clan was removed from the post of Wakasa shugo, the Mikata clan followed the Isshiki clan and transferred its base to Minami-Yamashiro and served the lord of castles.
一色氏が若狭守護を解任されると三方氏も一色氏に付き従い、南山城に本拠地を移し、諸城の城主を務めたりした。