In 844, among the Imperial Families that had undergone demotion from nobility to subject, Prince Mineo (a great-grandchild of Imperial Princess Kibi) was given the surname of "TAKASHINA no Mahito", and became the ancestor of the Takashina clan.
臣籍降下した中では承和(日本)11年（844年）に玄孫の峯緒王(吉備内親王の曾孫)が高階真人姓を賜り高階氏の祖となった。