Hangaku had been celebrated for her valor, which ranked with her contemporary Tomoe Gozen, so that Hangaku supported Sukemori during the Kennin Uprising and bravely fought as a commander of the rebel army.
坂額は同時代の巴御前と並び称される程の武勇の持ち主であり、この際資盛を助け、反乱軍の一方の将として奮戦した。