Shigehira defeated MINAMOTO no Yoshikiyo (Yada Hangandai) and Yukihiro UNNO in the Battle of Mizushima in Bitchu Province in October 1183, and he defeated Yukiie again in the Battle of Muroyama in November, causing damage to Yoshinaka.
同年10月の備中国・水島の合戦で源義清(矢田判官代)・海野幸広を、同年11月の室山の戦いで再び行家をそれぞれ撃破して義仲に打撃を与えた。