He won against Tanenao HARADA, a retainer of the Taira clan at the battle of Ashiyaura in February and isolated the Taira clan who built their last foothold at Hiko-jima Island in Nagato Province.
九州の平氏家人である原田種直を2月に葦屋浦の戦いで打ち破り、長門国彦島（下関市）に最後の拠点を置く平氏の背後を遮断する。