In FUJIWARA no Sumitomo's War, Kimiyori repelled the troops of FUJIWARA no Suminori (a younger brother of Sumitomo) who approached Dazaifu, in Kamachi in the east area of Yanagawa City.
藤原純友の乱の時に、大宰府に迫った純友の弟の藤原純乗の軍勢を、柳川市の東方の蒲池で撃退。