After the Hogen Disturbance, Tadamichi regained the title as head of Fujiwara clan; however, because the former head, Yorinaga, had been disgraced and was now dead, the Fujiwara clan was stripped of its autonomous status, and the appointment was made by senji (Imperial letter).
乱後、藤氏長者の地位は回復されたが、その際に前の藤氏長者である頼長が罪人でかつ死亡していることを理由として、宣旨によって任命が行われ、藤原氏による自律性を否認された。