During the mid Heian period, FUJIWARA no Takaie, together with his elder brother FUJIWARA no Korechika, vied with FUJIWARA no Michinaga for the regent-chancellor post 'Sekkan,' but was defeated and demoted to the governor of Izumo Province.
平安時代中期、藤原隆家は兄藤原伊周とともに叔父藤原道長と摂関の地位を争って敗れ、出雲国国司に左遷された。