He became Shihon Shinno (the fourth-ranked Imperial Prince) as the second prince of Emperor Koko because it was decided that a brother-uterine of Emperor Uda who had already regained his position in the Imperial Family and ascended the throne in 891 regained the position of Imperial Family.
寛平3年（891年）に既に皇族復帰、即位していた宇多天皇の同母兄弟の皇族復帰が決定されて、光孝天皇第二皇子として四品親王に叙された。