It covers the Retired Emperor Gotoba's autocracy, the assassination of the third Shogun Sanetomo, causes and details of the battle, and the Retired Emperor Tsuchimikado's exile to Awa.
後鳥羽上皇の専制、三代将軍実朝の暗殺、合戦の原因・経緯などを述べて、土御門上皇の阿波配流までを書く。