Since he died on the same day as Michinaga, and as the public was in turmoil over the death of Michinaga, many did not pay attention to his death.
ちなみに、道長と同日に死去したために、世間は道長の死で大騒ぎとなっており、彼の死については気に留めるものが殆どいなかったと言われている。