It was a headache for Emperor Takakura that Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa and Kiyomori opposed each other, there was an incident where Kiyomori had complained about the issue of land succession for the Konoe family in November 1179, he carried out a coup and confined the Emperor (The coup of Jisho san nen).
後白河法皇と清盛との対立も高倉天皇を悩ませた、治承3年（1179年）11月、近衛家の所領継承問題に不満を持った清盛がクーデターを断行して法皇を幽閉してしまった（治承三年の政変）。