Moronaga alone survived and returned to the Miyako capital (Kyoto); however, having done so, he was afterwards unable to perform as his father, having been elevated to the Daijo daijin (Grand minister of state) role.
唯一生き残って都に戻ることが出来た師長は、後に父・頼長でさえ果たせなかった太政大臣にまで昇進するものの、