According to the legend that after the prince's death the official court ranks of kengyo and koto had been given to the persons who served him, the highest rank in todoza was supposed to be kengyo.
人康親王の死後、そばに仕えていた者に検校と勾当の官位を与えたとする故事により、当道座の最高の官位は検校とされた。