However at the beginning of February 1181 (beginning of 1181 under the old lunar calendar), the activity of the anti-Taira clan had become more aggressive, as Takanao KIKUCHI of Higo Province, MINAMOTO no Yukiie of Owari Province and Mino Genji (the Minamoto clan) of Mino Province, also raised an army against the Taira clan.
しかし養和元年（1181年）に入ると、肥後国の菊池高直、尾張国の源行家、美濃国の美濃源氏らも平氏打倒の兵を挙げ反平氏の活動はより一層活発化した。