He was a member of the Southern House of the Fujiwara clan, and the grandson of FUJIWARA no Kuromaro and the child of FUJIWARA no Yoshihisa, who had the title of Uhyoe no kami (Captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards).
藤原南家の一族で、藤原黒麻呂の孫・右兵衛督藤原良尚の子。