On the other hand, his brother Yorinori joined the disturbance on the side of the Retired Emperor Sutoku, but Yorimori, on the side of the emperor, won, so Yorinori, on the side of the retired emperor, was decapitated with his legitimate child.
一方、弟の頼憲は崇徳上皇方として出陣しており、天皇方の頼盛は勝利したが、敗れた上皇方の頼憲は嫡子と共に斬首された。