They thought it would be hard to get their Chiten, Emperor, and Crown Prince back, they appointed Imperial Prince Iyahito (Emperor Kogon's son) as Emperor Gokogon, who was in the priesthood, they also decided to appoint Kogimonin (Neishi/Yasuko SAIONJI, Gofushimi's Nyogo (high-ranking lady in the court, Emperor Kogon's birth mother) as Chiten, who had the highest rank in the Imperial Family among those who remained in Kyoto.
治天・天皇・皇太子の奪還は困難と見られたため、出家していた弥仁親王（光厳の子）を後光厳天皇とし、京都に残る天皇家の中で最高位者だった広義門院（西園寺寧子、後伏見の女御・光厳の生母）を治天とすることで対応した。