A plot hatched by FUJIWARA no Shinzei resulted in the appointment as Crown Prince going not to Prince Shigehito, the first candidate, but to Prince Masahito, (who later became Emperor Goshirakawa), radically changing the political situation.
後継天皇は藤原信西の画策により、第一候補だった重仁親王ではなく雅仁親王（後白河天皇）が指名され、政情は大きく変化する。