After the death of Tsunekuni, his brother MINAMOTO no Yoshitaka (Sahyoe no gon no suke = Provisional Assistant Master of the Left Military Guard)'s descendants succeeded the main branch of the MINAMOTO no Yoshitada family, but partly because of the decline of the Taira clan, the Yoshitaka family, which was related to the Taira clan, declined as well.
源義忠の系統の嫡流は経国の死後、弟の源義高(左兵衛権佐)の子孫が継承したが、平家の没落などもあり、平家を背景としていた義高の家系も没落した。