The head of the Hiki clan Yoshikazu HIKI was a father of Wakasa no tsubone, who was Yoriie's favorite concubine and gave birth to his legitimate son MINAMOTO no Ichiman, and he was holding power and a bitter rival for the authority of the Shogunate Hojo clan.
比企氏当主の比企能員は頼家の愛妾で嫡男源一幡を生んだ若狭局の父で、権勢を振るい幕府の実力者北条氏の脅威となっていた。