The Mikohidari family, which was part of Michinaga's lineage in the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan, enjoyed considerable prestige as a family that excelled in waka poetry, with FUJIWARA no Shunsei, FUJIWARA no Teika, and FUJIWARA no Tameie; during the time of Tameie's son Tameuji NIJO, the family split into two branches, one led by his younger brother Tamenori KYOGOKU, a commoner, and the other led by Tamesuke REIZEI.
藤原北家道長流である御子左家は、藤原俊成・藤原定家・藤原為家と和歌の家としての地位を確立し、為家の子二条為氏の代に、庶弟京極為教・冷泉為相の2家の分家が出来た。