Belonging to the FUJIWARA no Yoshikado line of the FUJIWARA clan, a lower-ranking government official class, he served as Daigaku-ryo (Bureau of Education under the ritsuryo system) and Kurodo (Chamberlain) but distinguished himself as a Keishi (household superintendent) of FUJIWARA no Tadamichi.
藤原良門流藤原氏の系統に属する下級官人だったが、大学寮から蔵人になる一方で藤原忠通の家司として頭角を現わす。