On April 15, 1185 (old lunar calendar), Yoritomo cursed the warriors from the Kanto region for their acceptance of the title from the court without his unofficial recommendation, and ordered them to render their services in Heian-kyo and prohibited their repatriation to Togoku (the eastern part of Japan).
元暦2年（1185年）4月15日_(旧暦)に頼朝は、内挙を得ず朝廷から任官を受けた関東の武士らに対し、任官を罵り、平安京での勤仕を命じ、東国への帰還を禁じた。