| In the meantime, the Taira clan set their attack target not to Yoritomo, but to the rising power in Hokuriku region, such as Wakasa and Echizen Provinces, that became active after the Battle of Yokotagawara occurred in July 1181 (June 1181 under the old lunar calendar). |
一方その頃平氏の攻撃の矛先は頼朝ではなく、養和元年（1181年）6月の横田河原の戦い以降活発化した若狭国、越前国などの北陸反乱勢力に差し向けられることとなった。 |