Tadakiyo, who was in priesthood by then, did not accompany the Taira clan when they fled from Kyoto in July, 1183, and stayed in the Kinai region (provinces surrounding Kyoto and Nara), and he tried to reconcile with MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka in his own way, according to "Gyokuyo."
寿永2年（1183年）7月の平氏の都落ちには出家して同行せず、畿内にとどまって源義仲との和睦を図るなど独自の動きを見せる（『玉葉』）。