Moreover, FUJIWARA no Shoshi, eldest daughter of the powerful courtier FUJIWARA no Michinaga, received an Imperial letter of appointment as Nyogo (a court lady next in rank to Chugu) on the same day that Prince Atsuyasu was born, meaning that he was destined to lead an unhappy life from birth.
しかも敦康の誕生と同日に権力者藤原道長女藤原彰子が女御宣下を受けており、不運の宿世を背負っての出生であった。