Although his force temporarily made TAIRA no Kiyomori and his older brother MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo to retreat, his force was defeated due to Yoshitomo's attack with fire, and he and his father surrendered to Yoshitomo.
一度は平清盛・兄源義朝らを退却させるが、義朝の火攻めにより敗北し、父とともに兄義朝のもとに降参する。