After the battle of Danno-ura, Noriyori was ordered to stay in Kyushu to search for the Amano Murakumo no Tsurugi Sword and to deal with the remaining power of the Taira clan and territory.
壇ノ浦合戦後、範頼は頼朝の命により、九州に残って天叢雲剣の捜索と平氏の残存勢力や領地の処分など、戦後処理にあたる。