Even after Tadayoshi died in February, 1352, Mitsuyoshi did not give in to Takauji easily and kept resisting for many years, belonging to the Southern Dynasty (Japan).
文和元年/正平7年（1352年）2月に直義が没した後も容易に尊氏には降らず、数年にわたり南朝(日本)に属して抵抗を続けた。