The reign of Emperor Uda was called kanpyo no chi (The Glorious Rule of Kanpyo), when the Emperor governed directly without appointing either Regent or Chancellor, and Tadahira's eldest brother Tokihira and the scholar SUGAWARA no Michizane played the leading parts at court.
宇多天皇の時代は寛平の治と呼ばれ、摂関を置かずに天皇が親政をし、長兄の時平と学者の菅原道真らが政治を主導した。