The Ishikawa-Genji (the Minamoto clan of Ishikawa), who had located the clan's base at Ishikawa of Kawachi Province, certainly wielded their influence in the Kamakura period, and made efforts to build and rebuild many Buddhist temples.
河内国石川に拠った石川源氏は鎌倉時代には勢力を誇ったことは確かで、多くの寺院仏閣の創建や再建に努力した。