He was appointed as the Governor of Okuma and Hyuga Province, and since the time of Tadahisa Shimazu who was the first head of the Shimazu clan, he was able to restore what he considered as the birthplace of his clan after 130 years, the three countries of Satsuma, Okuma and Hyuga.
その功により、大隅・日向国守護職に補任され、島津氏は初代島津忠久来、本貫地と見なしていた薩隅日三州を約130年ぶりに回復する。