Although kazoku had been expected to keep being the loyal hedge guarding the Imperial family, in fact, Nara kazoku and those originated in kuge of the middle grade or the lower grade suffered poverty since their original financial bases were very poor.
皇室の藩屏として期待された華族であったが、奈良華族や中下級公家などの経済基盤が貧弱であった華族は生活に困窮した。