After the death of Yoshitaka, his son Moritaka KUKI took over the Kuki clan, but when Moritaka died in 1632, Takasue the third son and Hisataka KUKI the fifth son fought each other to become head of the family.
嘉隆の死後、九鬼氏は子の九鬼守隆が継いでいたが、その守隆が寛永9年（1632年）に死去すると、三男の隆季と五男の九鬼久隆との間で家督争いが起こった。