| In response, the Ise-Heishi (Taira clan) had, for their part, served consecutively as governors in the Western provinces and were in the process of shoring up their sphere of influence centered around the Inland Sea and Kyushu area. |
対して、伊勢平氏は西国の国司を歴任して瀬戸内海や九州を中心とした勢力圏を形成し次第に勢力をかためていった。 |