Only forty years after Michinaga's death, his Fujiwara heirs were not able to prevent the ascension of Emperor Go-Sanjō (reigned 1068–1073), the first emperor since Emperor Uda whose mother was not a Fujiwara.
Nur 40 Jahre nach Michinagas Tod waren die Fujiwara nicht in der Lage, die Thronbesteigung von Kaiser Go-Sanjō (reg.1068–1073) zu verhindern, des ersten Kaisers seit Go-Uda, dessen Mutter keine Fujiwara war.