After a long interregnum (17 days) from that time, on June 3, Michikane, Michitaka's immediate younger brother of the same mother, assumed the offices of Kanpaku and Toshi choja (head of the Fujiwara clan).
その後、17日間にも渡る関白の空位を経て、同月27日、道隆のすぐ下の同母弟である道兼が関白・藤氏長者に就任。