However, given that the father of FUJIWARA no Suenori assumed the post of Mokudai (a deputy provincial governor) of Owari Province while continuing living in Mikawa (according to 'Sonpi Bunmyaku') and that it was common in this period of time that children of a provincial governor had a big influence on their ruling areas, it is possible the grandfather wielded a certain amount of power in Totoumi and Suruga without leaving these areas.
藤原季範の父は「尊卑分脈」によれば三河に住みながら尾張目代を務めており、当時の受領国司の子弟が、在地に勢力を張るという図式に当てはめれば、行政の祖父らは遠江・駿河などに留住してある程度の勢力を持っていたのかもしれない。