According to a story, Tadabumi, who had not been rewarded for subduing the TAIRA no Masakado's War due to opposition from FUJIWARA no Saneyori, cursed Saneyori's descendants after he died.
なお、藤原実頼の反対で平将門の乱鎮圧の恩賞が得られず、忠文の没後実頼の子孫にたたったという言い伝えが残っている。