It can be said that TAIRA no Naokata is a person of merit who built a foundation for the Genji clan to flourish by giving Kamakura, his home ground, to the adopted son-in-law, MINAMOTO no Yoriie.
本拠地の鎌倉を娘婿である源頼義に与えたことから、源氏隆盛の礎を築いた功労者と言える。