Meanwhile, MINAMOTO no Kaneakira, the Minister of the Left (Sadaijin), had power equal to that of Kanemichi as the commander of imperial government officials (the court's custom forbade the Prime Minister to perform official duties of court officials, which made the Minister of the Left the de facto commander in chief).
一方、左大臣源兼明は太政官の筆頭として、兼通と伍する政治力を有していた（太政大臣は太政官の実務に携われない慣例であり、左大臣が事実上の最高責任者であった）。