It is recorded in "Chuyuki" (diary written by FUJIWARA no Munetada) and "Imakagami" (The Mirror of the Present) that the Emperor strongly intended to make Ietada assume the post of Ukone no daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards).
1103年（康保5年）の右近衛大将就任が天皇の強い意向であった事が、『中右記』・『今鏡』に記されている。