The information such as generation number, biological mother, imina (personal name), reign, date of investiture of the Crown Prince, accession to the throne, enthronement, abdication of the throne and demise, and Misasagi (Imperial mausoleum) are listed near the name of each Emperor (shigo (a posthumous name) or ingo (a posthumous title given to an emperor)), for the other Imperial Families, biological mother, brief personal history, gokui (his best rank), gokkan (his Best position) and date of death are annotated.
各天皇（諡号または院号）の傍には、代数・生母・諱・在位年数や立太子/践祚/即位/譲位/崩御の年月日・御陵などの事項を列記し、その他の皇族にも、生母・略歴・極位・極官・没年月日などの注記（尻付）を施している。