Since Kiyomori passed away in March of the same year, Tango no tsubone became the person who received the trust and favor from the Cloistered Emperor and became involved in politics.
同年閏2月の清盛の死去もあって、これを契機に丹後局は法皇の寵愛と信任を得た第一人者となり、政治にも介入するようになる。