In 1336, Yoshisada NITTA defeated Takauji ASHIKAGA, who was alienated from the new government, in Kyoto together with Masashige KUSUNOKI and Akiie KITABATAKE, and Takauji ASHIKAGA and his followers fled to Kyushu.
建武(日本)3年（1336年）新田義貞は新政から離反した足利尊氏を楠木正成や北畠顕家らとともに京都で破り、足利尊氏らは九州へ逃れる。