After he was adopted by his uncle, FUJIWARA no Kaneie, he celebrated his coming of age, becoming Sakon Chujo (Middle Captain of the Inner Palace Guards) with Jushiijo (Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade), but died young at the age of twenty-three.
伯父藤原兼家の養子となり元服、従四位上左近中将に至ったが23歳の若さでなくなった。