Therefore, even in the period during which the main lineage of the Kawachi-Genji fell into decline, and during its subsequent revitalization (with the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate by MINAMOTO no Yoritomo), Yoshimitsu's own lineage continued to have enormous influence over the clan at large, and Yoshimitsu's policies contributed to the revival of the Minamoto clan.
その結果、河内源氏の嫡流が衰退した時期やその後の復興の過程（源頼朝の鎌倉幕府の成立）でも、義光系の一族の帰趨が大きな影響を与えており、義光の施策は源氏の復興に貢献した。