Although Kaneie was minister of the right, prime minister FUJIWARA no Yoritada (the former chancellor) and MINAMOTO no Masanobu, minister of the left, were superior to him in rank, and Masanobu served as ichinokami.
兼家は右大臣であったものの、上位に太政大臣藤原頼忠（前関白）・左大臣源雅信がおり、雅信が一上であった。