According to a dairy written by FUJIWARA no Yorinaga called "Taiki," strong ties with the sekke meant, 'Even though the descendants of TSUCHIMIKADO, the Ushojo (Udaijin), are of the Minamoto clan, they count as Michinaga's descendants.'
摂家との強い結びつきは「源氏と雖も、土御門右丞相の子孫は御堂の末葉に入る」（『台記』）といわれた。