In 1170 Shigemitsu KUDO, the deputy-chief of Izu Province, went to Kyoto to complain about Tametomo's violent and terrible behavior, and so the court issued an imperial decree to hunt Tametomo down.
嘉応2年（1170年）、伊豆介工藤茂光は上洛して為朝の乱暴狼藉を訴え、討伐の院宣が下った。