In July of 1184, Nobukane and TAIRA no Ietsugu raised a rebellion army against the Minamoto clan with their family clans and gave damage to Koreyoshi OUCHI, Shugo (a provincial military governor) and others on the Minamoto clan.
元暦元年（1184年）8月に、本拠の伊勢・伊賀国にて平家継らとともに一族を糾合して反源氏の兵を挙げ、源氏方の守護・大内惟義以下の勢力に打撃を与えた。