Because the writer Kinkata TOIN was Grand Minister, a high government official, and familiar with Yusoku-kojitsu (the study of the traditional protocol of the imperial court, courtiers, and leading warrior houses), he was often consulted by the emperor and court nobles, writing about activities on the Imperial court in detail during this time.
著者・洞院公賢は、太政大臣という高官に就き、また有職故実に通じていたために、天皇や公卿からの相談も多く、この時期における朝廷の動きについて詳細に記している。