In addition, because his rather poor relations with his younger brother FUJIWARA no Tadahira and the transition of real political power to that family line, Tokihira's family members quietly passed into history by either entering the priesthood or contenting themselves with middling to minor bureaucratic posts, a fact which is often viewed as being connected to Michizane's comparatively quick restoration of his professional reputation.
そして、その後はあまり仲は良くなかったとされる弟の藤原忠平及びその系統に政治の実権が移り、時平の系統はいつしか、僧籍に入るか、中･下級官僚に甘んじるなどして歴史に埋もれる事となり、それが道真の比較的早い名誉回復に繋がったとの見方がある。