Since a vast army of warriors worn out by the military expedition stayed in Kyoto where food was extremely in short supply due to years of famine, depredations by the expeditionary force were widespread in and around the capital.
連年の飢饉で食糧事情が極端に悪化していた京都に、遠征で疲れ切った武士達の大軍が居座ったために遠征軍による都や周辺での略奪行為が横行する。