Munetsuna participated in this battle as the heir of the family and fought bravely, however his army was too small to fight against the enemy's much larger army, so soon they were defeated, and he and his family committed suicide in Uji-byodoin Temple.
宗綱はこの戦いに一家の嫡男として参加し奮戦するが、やがて衆寡敵せず敗北し、宇治平等院にて一族もろとも自害して果てた。