| This was a government post given to the Tosho-ke (the hereditary lineage of Court nobles occupying relatively high ranks) whose uppermost rank available was determined to be Dainagon, such as the Urin family and some important noble families. |
羽林家・名家 (公家)など、極官が大納言どまりである家柄の堂上家に対し与えられる官職である。 |