Although the most important factor in assigning Gunji, according to the ritsuryo system, was personal ability, it was the record and line of clan and family of the candidate, called Fudai (hereditary) that was actually prioritized.
郡司任命に最も重要視されるのは令制上は個人の能力であったが、実際には譜第と呼ばれる候補者の氏・家の系譜経歴であった。