During the lifetime of Cloistered Emperor Uda, the word "Teiji-no-in" was widely used to refer to the cloistered emperor in the diaries and poetry collections written by famous courtiers, as well as in "Nihongi Ryaku" (Summary of Japanese Chronologies).
また宇多法皇在命中の間は、法皇自身を指す人称として、日本紀略をはじめとして著名な大宮人らの日記、歌集等に広く記されていた。