After the death of Michinaga, Yorimichi endeavored to establish his own particular independent authority and, with the death in 1029 of Daijo-daijin FUJIWARA no Kinsue, he reached the top rank in his own circle.
道長亡き後、頼通は自立して独自の権力確立に努め、同2年（1029年）には太政大臣藤原公季の薨去に伴い、一座となる。