After capturing and securing Retired Emperor Goshirakawa and Josaimonin (his biological sister), they torched Sanjo Palace and unleashed a relentless barrage of arrows against those who tried to flee.
後白河上皇・上西門院（後白河の同母姉）の身柄を確保すると、三条殿に火をかけて逃げる者には容赦なく矢を射掛けた。