In the Genpei War in the Jisho era, he was attacked by TAIRA no Kiyomori who considered that the Ishikawa-Genji could be a threat since they were powerful Minamoto clan who had continued since Hachimantaro Yoshiie, and the clan's base Kawachi Province was near to the capital.
また、治承の源平の戦いの際は、都に近い河内国に八幡太郎義家以来の源氏の残存勢力のあることを危険視した平清盛によって攻撃を受けた。