In the reign of Emperor Fushimi in 1293, Tameyo NIJO, Tamekane KYOGOKU, Masaari ASUKAI and Takahiro KUJO were selected as compilers for an imperial anthology by order of the Emperor.
すなわち、伏見天皇の治世、永仁元年（1293年）、二条為世・京極為兼・飛鳥井雅有・九条隆博に勅撰集編纂の勅命が下った。