Emperor Goshirakawa tried to maintain the power of the Imperial Palace against the sudden rise of the Samurai forces such as Ise-Heishi (Taira clan) and Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto can), however he had to pass part of the Imperial Palace authority to the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
後白河は伊勢平氏・河内源氏など武士勢力の勃興に対して、王権の維持を図ろうとしたが、結局、王権の一部を鎌倉幕府へ委譲することとなる。