SAKANOUE no Yoshikage, the son of Masamichi, played an active role as a warrior in Tohoku region, and his son SAKANOUE no Korenori, and his grandson SAKANOUE no Mochiki became famous as kajin (waka poets), then, their descendants successively served to Kebiishicho (Office of Police and Judicial Chief), where they took over the positions of Myoho hakase (professor of law) and Kebiishi police officer.
当道の子の坂上好蔭は武人として東北で活躍するが、その子の坂上是則、孫の坂上望城は歌人として名をなし、その子孫は代々、京都の検非違使庁に出仕し明法博士や検非違使大尉を継承した。