Four years later in 1183, Motofusa went into action seeking to regain political power in the face of the situation where the Taira Family ran away to western Japan and MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka came up to Kyoto.
四年後の寿永2年（1183年）、平家西走と源義仲の上洛という局面を迎えると、基房は失地回復のための行動に打って出る。