During this time, the heads of each family, except the Ichijo, all came to power and died young, a situation that made it difficult for the Sekkan-ke to fulfill its role (the oldest, Naozane KUJO, was politically inexperienced, having entered a temple when he was young).
この時期、一条家以外の各家では、幼い当主の擁立と死去が相次ぎ、摂関家としての役割を果たせる状況ではなかった（最年長の九条尚実は幼少時から寺院に入っていたため政治経験がない)。