 Sanehisa then laid claim to be the head of the clan without being properly recognized by the rest of the families.Katsuhisa asked Shimazu Tadayoshi for help to regain his position, and Tadayoshi sent his son Shimazu Takahisa to be adopted by Katsuhisa as a condition for his help.In 1526, Katsuhisa handed over the position of the head of the family to Takahisa.