However, in terms of the official court rank, Seimei and his son ABE no Yoshihira (954-1027) were at Jushii (Junior Fourth Rank); it is obvious that their ranks were lower than those of their ancestor Anio.
しかし、官位的には晴明も息子安倍吉平（954-1027）も最終的には従四位であって、先祖である兄雄と比べれば格下であるのは明白である。