Due to the defeat on the side of the Retired Emperor Sutoku, he was captured after the war, and was beheaded at Mt. Funaoka (Kita Ward, Kyoto City) by Yoshitomo.
崇徳上皇方の敗北に伴い、乱の後捕らえられ、義朝の手によって船岡山（京都市北区(京都市)）において斬首された。