Kyokumu' and 'kanmu' were still recognized as 'the heads of the lower ranking officials' (according to "Shotoku kuge ran"), whereas the Hirata family was regarded as lower than the two families.
両局は依然として「地下官人之棟梁」として認識され（『正徳公家鑑』）、平田家はそれより下位と看做されていた。