The next month, he returned victoriously with Yoshichika's head, and Shirakawa named Masamori as Tajima no kami (chief officer of Tajima Province) (However, a rumor that Yoshichika still lived persisted).
翌年正月には早くも義親の首を携えて華々しく凱旋し、白河は正盛を但馬守に任じた（ただし、その後も義親生存説が根強く残る）。