Emperor Takakura, Motomichi KONOE, and TAIRA no Munemori were all inexperienced in politics; therefore, Kiyomori had to play the central role in the political scene.
高倉天皇・近衛基通・平宗盛の三人はいずれも政治的経験が未熟であり、結局は清盛が表に出てこざるを得なかった。