Since the Imperial Throne was transferred to Emperor Tenmu family for a long time, Okimi himself was considered an ordinary person who was a Dainagon (Major Counselor) as he was a patriarch of the imperial family.
だが、既に皇位が天武天皇系に移されて久しく、王自身も皇族の長老ゆえに大納言の高位に列しているだけの凡庸な人物と見られていた。