| From this point onwards, the number of Hokumen no Bushi grew quickly and it was said that the number of troops sent to defend the Kamo Kawara from the monks of Enryaku-ji Temple in 1118 numbered 'around 1,000 or so' ("Chuyuki" (Diary of a court official)). |
これを契機に北面武士の規模は急激に膨張し、元永元年（1118年）延暦寺の強訴を防ぐため賀茂河原に派遣された部隊だけで「千余人」に達したという（『中右記』）。 |