Especially, Tomoyasu was the spearhead of the war party, claiming that he had received an oracle from Ise-daijingu Shrine ("Kikki" [a diary of Tsunefusa YOSHIDA], entry of January 6, 1184).
特に知康は伊勢大神宮の託宣を受けたと称するなど（『吉記』11月15日条）、主戦派の急先鋒だった。