In the days of TAIRA no Kiyomori, Rokuhara became the center of the Taira clan government, however, Kiyomori later constructed his 'Nishihachijo residence' in central Kyoto and moved his base to this residence.
平清盛の時代に平氏政権の中心となるが、後に清盛は洛中に「西八条邸」を造営して拠点を移した。