In the Heiji War in 1159, her stepson TAIRA no Kiyomori, who had survived the difficult political fight, gained a victory, and as a result, other military aristocracies such as MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo were ejected.
平治元年（1159年）の平治の乱においては複雑な政争を勝ち抜いた継子平清盛が勝利し、その結果源義朝らの他の軍事貴族が駆逐された。