In the family of the regent of the Emperor there was a fight between the chief adviser to the Emperor, FUJIWARA no Tadamichi, and the minister of the left, FUJIWARA no Yorinaga, who were brothers, and then Tadamichi and Yorinaga each approached Emperor Goshirakawa and retired Emperor Sutoku.
摂関家でも関白藤原忠通と左大臣藤原頼長の兄弟が争い、忠通は後白河天皇に、頼長は崇徳上皇に接近した。