Kiyomori, in order to avoid turning the imperial palace into a battlefield, launched a strategy to lure his enemies to Rokuhara, and his eldest son and heir, TAIRA no Shigemori, as well as Kiyomori's younger brother, Yorimori, also fought in the battle.
清盛は内裏が戦場となるのを防ぐために六波羅に敵を引き寄せる作戦を立て、嫡男平重盛と弟・頼盛が出陣した。