According to the classic piece of literature "Tales of Heike," the family comprised: 16 nobles, in excess of 30 courtiers, and in excess of 60 efu (palace guards) and shoshi (government officials), and several provinces were fiefdoms.
『平家物語』によれば、一門の公卿は16名、殿上人は30余名、諸国の受領・衛府・諸司は60余名。