As Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi got older, Gouda became worried about the split of the imperial lineage again, thus announced that Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi would succeed Imperial Prince Takaharu as the next Crown Prince.
邦良親王の成長とともに皇統の再分裂を危惧した後宇多は、邦良親王を尊治親王の次の皇太子とする意思を明確にした。