Meanwhile, Tadafuyu ASHIKAGA, a son of Takauji by his concubine, with the approval of the Southern Court, gathered together anti-bakufu factions including Tokiuji YAMANA and his allies and threated Kyoto as well as wielding influence from Chugoku region to the Iyo Province (Ehime Prefecture).
中央では尊氏庶子足利直冬TadafuyuASHIKAGAが南朝とも通じ、山名時氏ら反幕府勢力を結集させて京都を脅かし、中国地方から伊予国(愛媛県)に勢力を及ぼしていた。