Persons who were awed because of their unfortunate deaths, such as SUGAWARA no Michizane, the Emperor Sutoku, and TAIRA no Masakado have been enshrined as a god categorized into Tatari-gami.
非業の死を遂げ畏れられたもの、たとえば菅原道真や崇徳天皇、平将門は祟り神に部類される神として祀られている。