Saddex sano ka dib 1159, Yoshitomo iyo Fujiwara no Nobuyori waxay Go-Shirakawa ku riday xabsi guri waxayna dileen adeegihiisii, aqoonyahan Fujiwara no Michinori, waxa loogu yeero kacdoonkii Heiji. Ugu dambeyntii, Taira no Kiyomori, oo taageeraya Go-Shirakawa, ayaa ka adkaaday Yoshitomo.Intii uu ka baxsanayay Kyoto, Yoshitomo waxaa lagu qasbay inuu dilo wiilkiisa Tomonaga. Markii dambe, Yoshitomo ayaa la khiyaaneeyey oo lagu dilay qubeyskiisa. Saddex ka mid ah wiilashiisa, Yoritomo, Minamoto no Yoshitsune iyo Minamoto no Noriyori, ayaa markii dambe la badbaadiyay oo laga masaafuriyay Kiyomori. Si kastaba ha noqotee, Yoshihira iyo Nobuyori ayaa la dilay. Qabrigiisa oo ku yaal Gobolka Aichi waxaa ku wareegsan dhinacyo alwaax ah (bokuto), sida ereyadiisa ugu dambeysay ee "Haddii aan lahaa saddex wiil oo keliya...
Yoritomo, Minamoto no Yoshitsune iyo Minamoto no Noriyori