However , shuei died before appointing his successor , so the confusion occurred over the status of honinbo . しかし秀栄は後継者を指名することなく死去し、本因坊位をめぐって混乱が起きた。
His will only specified the division of property without naming a successor , only indicating his wish that the naming the next chiten should follow the wishes of the kamakura bakufu (japanese feudal government headed by a shogun ). 遺言状も財産の分与をこまごまと定めるのみで後継者を指名する文言はなく、ただ次代の治天の指名は鎌倉幕府の意向に従うようにという遺志だけが示された。