He was active in battle and won the Battle of Sunomata-gawa and the Battle of Mizushima, but he was captured in the Battle of Ichinotani and sent to Kamakura under guard.
墨俣川の戦いや水島の戦いで勝利して活躍するが、一ノ谷の戦いで捕虜になり鎌倉へ護送された。