In that year, the Taira clan was being driven into a corner due to devastating defeat in the Battle of Fujigawa against the Minamoto clan, in addition to turbulence in the Kinai region.
この年には源氏との富士川の戦いでの大惨敗もあり、また畿内も騒がしいし、平氏は窮地へ追い詰められつつあった。