In 1049 when he was serving as Yamato no kami for the third time, his second son Yorifusa warred with the Kofuku-ji Temple and millions were killed.
そして、三度目の大和守在任時であった永承4年（1049年）、次男頼房が興福寺との間でついに合戦を起こし多数の死者を出すに至る。