Unfortunately, the Imperial line of Emperor Gohorikawa discontinued after the second Emperor, Emperor Shijo died young, the Imperial throne again went back to Emperor Gotoba's Imperial lineage.
しかし、後堀河の系統も次代の四条天皇が幼年のうちに没したことで断絶し、皇位は再び後鳥羽の系統へ戻った。