Apparently, the royal heritage was unified by Daikakuji-to after the start of the Kemmu Restoration by Emperor Go-Daigo, who was from a minor member of Daikakuji-to; however, the new government collapsed after two-and-a-half years.
大覚寺統の傍流から出た後醍醐天皇による建武の新政により、一時は皇統が大覚寺統に統一されたかに見えたが、新政は2年半にして崩壊する。