In the family, his nephew, Yoshikane ASHIKAGA, his child, Yoshinori YAMANA and his grandchild, Yoshinari SATOMI, etc. called on Yoritomo and joined in the army, however, Yoshishige himself ignored the request to join in the camp and kept watching the circumstances.
一族の中には、甥足利義兼や子山名義範、孫里見義成など、鎌倉を本拠とした頼朝のもとへ参じて挙兵に加わるものもあったが、義重自身は参陣の要請を無視し、静観していた。