In October, 1015, under the pressure to pass down his throne the Emperor ordered Michinaga to be the Associate Regent and delegated the Jimoku ceremony (a ceremony for the periodical appointment of the government), and he declared that he would not be involved.
長和4年（1015年）10月、譲位の圧力に対して天皇は道長に准摂政を宣下して除目を委任し、自らは与らぬことを詔する。