After that, the Imperial Prince successively held the position of Nakatsukasa sho (department) and Shikibu sho (an official position in charge of personnel under the government based on the ritsuryo legal codes) as Emperor Godaigo's (former Imperial Prince Takaharu) close aides during the Kenmu restoration, he also had a close relationship with the Imperial Family of the Jimyoin Imperial line.
その後、親王は後醍醐天皇（かつての尊治親王）の側近として建武の新政でも中務省・式部省を歴任する一方で持明院統の皇族とも親密な関係を保った。