Furthermore, Seiwa-Genji, as the private force of the regent family, greatly helped the regent family maintain its political power by executing extensive jogo (ninkan) (granting official positions to individuals who offered their private financial assets to the Imperial Court).
また清和源氏は摂関家の私兵として仕伺したり摂関家へ多大な成功_(任官)（じょうごう）を行うなど、摂関家の権勢維持に大きな役割を果たした。