We consider that Tokitada expected Tokuko, who was the empress dowager, to play a role similar to that of Kenshunmonin, and aimed at revival of the political system during 1171 and 1174.
時忠は国母である徳子に建春門院と同様の役割を期待し、承安年間の政治体制の再現を目指していたと思われる。