Nagaoki OMIYA's promotion to the position of jibukyo (Minister of Civil Administration) meant that he was the first person from the clan to be appointed a minister of one of the eight central ministries, and he made a great effort to revive the family name.
大宮長興は同氏で初めて八省卿（治部卿）に任じられるなど、家名再興に尽くした。