Following MINAMOTO no Yoshiie's death, Yoshitada inherited the leadership and sought to maintain the power of Kawachi-Genji through alliances with Ise-Heishi (one of the Taira clans) before being assassinated by his own family member.
源義家の死後河内源氏の家督を相続、伊勢平氏と和合して勢力の維持を図ったが、同族に暗殺された。