Concerning his mother, the "Okagami" (The Great Mirror) records that she was one of the ladies engaged in court service, while another theory holds that she was a relative of FUJIWARA no Tomonari, but nothing is known for certain.
母親については、宮仕えをしていた女性であると『大鏡』に載せられており、藤原朝成の縁者とする説もあるが不詳。