Mochihitoo had been adopted by Hachijoin, and had married Sanmi no tsubone, nyobo in the service of Hachijoin who was called the, "matchless favorite retainer" (see the entry for September 19, 1185 in the "Gyokuyo").
以仁王は八条院の猶子となり、八条院女房で「無双之寵臣」（『玉葉』文治元年9月19日条）と呼ばれた三位局を妻としていた。