| When Yoritomo heard about Tokitada's death, he commented, 'As he was a clever vassal, he assisted in various matters in the era of the late emperor and in the Taira era. It is a pity for the imperial palace even today' (Article for March 30, 1189 in "Azuma Kagami"). |
頼朝は時忠の死去を聞いて「智臣の誉あるによりて、先帝の朝、平家在世の時、諸事を補佐す。当時と雖も朝廷の為に惜しむべきか」（『吾妻鏡』文治5年（1189年）3月5日条）と語っている。 |