Some court nobles who were affiliated with the Southern Court were able to be appointed again, but the majority of positions were already taken by the court nobles of Northern Court and it is thought that many could not return to the court society.
南朝に属していた公家は一部は北朝で任官したが、官職は既に北朝の公家で占められており、多くは公家社会への復帰が適わなかったと考えられている。