In spring 1183, MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka, the male cousin of Yoritomo who had received Prince Mochihito's order and raised an army, had sheltered the uncle MINAMOTO no Yoshihiro and MINAMOTO no Yukiie, who were pursued by Yoritomo.
寿永2年（1183年）春、以仁王の令旨を受けて挙兵していた従兄弟の源義仲が、頼朝に追われた叔父の源義広・源行家を庇護した。