When the Taira family was destroyed at the Battle of Dan no Ura in 1185, he was sent to the capital as a captive, whereupon he was judged and condemned to exile in Bicchu Province.
やがて元暦元年（1185年）に壇ノ浦の合戦で平家が滅亡すると、捕虜として都に送られ、裁きの上備中国への流罪となった。