The new emperor, unrelated by blood to the Fujiwara clan and, at 35, in the prime of his life, having endured 25 years as Crown Prince, embarked on an ambitious program to reform the nation's finances and, during the Enkyu era (1069 – 1074), issued orders to reorganize the manors.
新帝は藤原氏とは直接の血縁がなく、35歳と壮年で25年の長い東宮時代を耐えた天皇は意欲的に国家財政の改革に着手し、有名な延久の荘園整理令を出した。