His father Takakuni, who was a close retainer of FUJIWARA no Yorimichi, known as Uji-dono (Mightiness Uji), was extremely rude to Emperor Gosanjo in his age of imperial prince.
父隆国は宇治殿藤原頼通の側近として東宮時代の後三条天皇に甚だ無礼であった。