Further, in an attempt to elevate the family rank, Tokimasa used his position as a maternal grandfather of Shogun Yoriie and, through his daughter Masako, requested his appointment as a kokushi (provincial official), the title only granted to the first circle of the Minamoto family during the founding days of the Kamakura bakufu.
さらに、北条の家格を上げんとして将軍の外祖父である立場を利用し娘・政子を経由して、鎌倉幕府草創当時源家一門にしか許されなかった国司への叙任を願う。