He was the founder of the Kawachi-Genji (Minamoto clan), which was based in Tsuboi, Ishikawa County, Kawachi Province (present Tsuboi, Habikino City, Osaka, as of now).
河内国石川郡(大阪府)壺井（現・大阪府羽曳野市壺井）を本拠地とする河内源氏の祖。