During the late Kamakura period, the three sons of Tameie, who struggled over the inheritance of family property and as a result, each formed different families: the Mikohidari family (known also as the Nijo family) (the Nijo school of poetry), which represented the major family line, the Kyogoku family (the Kyogoku school of poetry), which represented the minor family line, and the Reizei family (the Reizei school of poetry).
鎌倉時代後期に為家の3人の子が家領の相続をめぐって争い、嫡流の御子左家(二条家ともいう)（二条派）、庶流の京極家（京極派）、冷泉家（冷泉派）に分かれた。