His background was close to the influence of Jimyoin-to (imperial linage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu), therefore he was reappointed to Sangi in 1308, upon the revival of Insei (rule of the retired emperor) by the Retired Emperor Fushimi.
また、彼自身は持明院統に近く、延慶(日本)元年（1308年）の伏見上皇院政復活と同時に参議に再任された。