In Muromachi period, the Yoshida-sha branch flourished partly because one of the family member's became a noble, while the Hirano-sha branch declined and ended with Kaneo URABE, who descended from Kanekata after eight generations.
室町時代に入り、吉田社系が公卿を出したこともあり盛んになると、平野社系は衰え、兼方の8代孫卜部兼緒の代で絶えた。