According to the "Gukansho" (Jottings of a Fool), which was a record of the Kyoto side, Yoriie had hoped to become a priest and pass everything onto his son Ichiman because of a serious disease.
京都側の記録である『愚管抄』によれば、頼家は病が重くなったので自分から出家し、あとは全て子の一幡に譲ろうとした。