During the eighth century to the beginning of ninth century, however, most of ishi (legitimate children of persons from Goi to Hachii [the Eighth Rank]) and hakucho (people without court rank) were promoted only to Toneri (a servant), Shisho (a person doing miscellaneous clerical jobs) or Sakan and few were promoted to Hangan or higher.
しかし、8世紀から9世紀初頭にかけての事例を見ると、位子（六位～八位の者の嫡子）と白丁（無位の者）のほとんどが舎人・史生・主典どまりで、判官以上に昇進する者はごくまれだった。