Each generation of the Settsu-Genji--whose bloodline combined those of both Mitsunaka and Yorimitsu, who were called 'Protectors of the Imperial Family'--was appointed Ouchi shugo (Protector of the Great Palace).
「朝家の守護」と称された満仲、頼光の流れを汲む摂津源氏は、代々、大内守護(宮中護衛。