Yoshisada NITTA who was the supreme commander in the capture of Kamakura at the overthrowing of Kamakura bakufu, Takauji ASHIKAGA who started Muromachi bakufu, Yoshimoto IMAGAWA who were killed by Nobunaga ODA in the Battle of Okehazama, Yoshimasa SHIBA and Mitsuie HATAKEYAMA who formed the foundation of Muromachi bakufu in the early Muromachi period, Katsumoto HOSOKAWA and Sozen YAMANA who were the taishoes (general) of the West squad and the East squad in the Onin War, respectively, and the like were Yoshikuni's descendants.
鎌倉幕府倒幕時の鎌倉攻めの総大将新田義貞、室町幕府を開いた足利尊氏や桶狭間の戦いで織田信長に討たれた今川義元、室町前期に室町幕府の基礎を固めた斯波義将、畠山満家、応仁の乱の西軍、東軍の大将であった細川勝元、山名宗全らも彼の末裔である。