Because Daikaku-ji Temple, after the death of the Retired Emperor Gosaga, remained the Gosho of Emperor Kameyama, his descendents were called Daikakuji-to (imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama).
大覚寺は後嵯峨上皇崩御後には引き続いて亀山天皇の御所となり、その子孫は大覚寺統と称された。