In addition, there is a well known story that she used to favor her brother, Michinaga, who was four years younger, and when her older brothers, Michitaka and Michikane, passed away, she pushed for him to be appointed administrator over her nephew, FUJIWARA no Korechika, and later caused the downfall of her older brother's family.
また、4歳年下の弟・道長を可愛がって兄道隆・同道兼没後の執政者に彼を推して、甥藤原伊周を圧迫し、ついに兄一家を没落に追い込んだのは著名な話である。