| Mino, being close to Kyoto, was the province Kuninao was most familiar with; his ancestors MINAMOTO no Yorimitsu and MINAMOTO no Yorikuni had served as Kokushi (provincial governor) of Mino Province, and his father, Yoritsuna, had accompanied Yorikuni when he went to Mino. |
都に程近く熟国とされる美濃は、先祖の源頼光、源頼国が国司に任じられ共に下向しており、父頼綱は頼国の下向に同行していた。 |