Michimori's army was defeated in the Battle of Suizu, Echizen Province by an inhabitant of the country (Yukichika NENOI under MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka), and he was obliged to give up the provincial office and retreat to Tsuruga
越前国水津の戦いで通盛の軍は越前・加賀の国人（源義仲配下の根井行親）に敗れ、国府を放棄して津留賀城（敦賀城）への退却を余儀なくされている。