When his grandson, between his daughter, FUJIWARA no Kenshi, and Emperor Shirakawa was enthroned and became Emperor Horikawa, Murakami-Genji became the major power.
娘の藤原賢子が白河天皇との間に生んだ堀河天皇が即位して天皇に即位する（堀河天皇）と、村上源氏の主流となった。