However, because of the death of FUJIWARA no Michitaka (also known as Nakanokanpaku), his maternal grandfather, as well as the downfall of FUJIWARA no Korechika, his uncle, the family into which his mother was born had already fallen into ruin and lost influence before he was born.
しかし、当時外祖父・中関白藤原道隆は既になく、また伯父藤原伊周の失脚で母の実家は没落し力を失っていた。