Career
He was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Go-Reizei, Emperor Shirakawa and Emperor Horikawa. Tadaie did well at court, rising to the Senior Second Rank and the office of Dainagon (Major Counselor). Poet Calligrapher Examples of calligraphy attributable to Tadaie are identified variously by the Japanese government as a "National Treasure", as an "Important Art Object" and as an "Important Cultural Property".
Tadaie"s grandfather was Fujiwara no Michinaga.
And his father was Fujiwara no Nagaie. The son of Tadaie was Fujiwara no Toshitada (1071–1123).
This lineage was identified as the Mikohidari lineage within the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara clan. Tadaie was the grandfather of the poet Fujiwara no Toshinari (1114–1204), who was also known as Shunzei.
Tadaie was the great-grandfather of Fujiwara no Sadaie, also known as Fujiwara no Teika.
