When the Taira family fled the capital in 1183, Yoshikiyo's troops surrounded Kyoto along with MINAMOTO no Yukiie and Yukitsuna TADA, and after making a battle formation from Tanbaji (Tanba road) to Mt. Oe, they tracked down the Taira family from the west of the city and entered Kyoto with Yoshinaka's army in July.
寿永2年（1183年）の平家都落ちの際、源行家や多田行綱と共に京都を包囲し、丹波路から大江山に布陣して都の西方から平家を追いつめ、7月に義仲軍と共に入京した。