MINAMOTO no Yukiie, an uncle of Yoritomo and Yoshinaka, was involved in Prince Mochihito's raising an army, and was establishing his sphere of influence in Mino Province and Owari Province.
頼朝、義仲の叔父で以仁王の挙兵に関与した源行家も美濃国、尾張国で勢力圏を築きつつあった。