It was said the three sacred emblems of the Imperial Family were not real, his Imperial rank was cancelled since Emperor Godaigo, who escaped from Kyoto later, opened the Southern Court in Yoshino.
譲られた神器は偽器であったとされ、皇位は、後に京を脱出した後醍醐が吉野で南朝を開いた事により無意味となる。