Two of Michitaka's sons, FUJIWARA no Korechika and FUJIWARA no Takaie, fell into conflict with their uncle FUJIWARA no Michinaga, and were demoted in disgrace (in what is known as the Chotoku Incident) for the crime of shooting an arrow at Emperor Kazan.
道隆の子の藤原伊周と藤原隆家は叔父藤原道長と対立し、花山天皇に矢を射かけた罪で左遷された（長徳の変）。