Shinzei, who had fled to Tawara in Yamashiro Province, found himself unable to shake off MINAMOTO no Mitsuyasu's pursuit, so he ordered FUJIWARA no Morimitsu (also known as Saiko) and his other retainers to bury him in the earth, thereby committing suicide.
山城国田原に逃れた信西は源光保の追撃を振り切れず、郎等の藤原師光（西光）らに命じて自らを地中に埋めさせて自害した。