Supposedly, it was intended to allow Gonijo succeed the throne after Fushimi who took over the throne in the cloistered government of Kameyama, but the position of chiten was transferred to Gofukakusa with the enthronement of Fushimi in 1287, thereby the rule by retired Emperor Gofukakusa began.
これは伏見が亀山の院政下に即位し、その後を後二条が継ぐことを念頭に置いた措置であったと推定されているが、同10年（1287年）伏見の即位に伴い、治天の地位が後深草に移動、後深草院政が開始された。