Background
His mother was Minamoto no Rinshi (源 倫子), daughter of Minamoto no Masanobu.
藤原 教通
His mother was Minamoto no Rinshi (源 倫子), daughter of Minamoto no Masanobu.
He, however, lost the power when Emperor Go-Sanjo, who was not a relative of the Fujiwara clan, assumed the throne. This contributed to the later decline of the Fujiwara clan.