Yoshihiro OUCHI joined the army of the local military commissioner (tandai) in charge of Kyushu, Ryoshun IMAGAWA, and fought against the Southern Court forces in Kyushu for many years, and as a reward was made shugo over Buzen Province (eastern Fukuoka today) as well.
大内義弘は九州探題今川了俊に従軍して九州の南朝方と多年にわたり戦い、豊前国守護職を加えられた。