On the other hand, the political basis controlled by the Emperor's maternal family became more established during this reign and there was no fairness in politics; moreover, there were disasters such as when the Imperial Palace burned down in Tentoku 4, and so on.
しかしその反面、この時代に外戚政治の土台が一段と固められ、吏治にも公正さが失われる一方、天徳4年の内裏焼亡をはじめとする数々の災難があった。