imperial ranks of imperial princes and princes followed the order of succession to the imperial throne . 親王・王の班位は、皇位継承の順序に従う。
* the order of succession is that used at toji-in temple and different from the generally accepted order . ※歴代数は等持院のもので一般的な歴代数とは異なる。
those higher in the order of succession (nearer to the first in line ) have more chance of acceding to the throne next . 順位が高い(1位に近い)ほど、次の皇位につく可能性が高い。
that means that the order of succession to the throne had supposedly been clearly established in those days . すなわち、皇位承継者の決定方法がこの頃に明確に定められたのではないかと考えられる。
in the event that there was a change in the order of succession for the imperial princes and princes , their imperial ranks remained the same . 親王・王が皇位継承の順序を変えられたときは、その班位は、順序変更前と同じとする。