On his way to deportation to Izumo Province (Shimane Prefecture), he was killed by Nagatoshi NAWA (this was believed to be the first execution of an incumbent court noble since the Heiji War in 1159).
出雲国（島根県）へ流刑される途中に名和長年に処刑された（現職公卿の処刑は1159年の平治の乱以来の出来事とされる）。