Morokazu was from the family of Sadachika line of the Myogyodo-Nakahara clan that produced OE no Hiromoto (before he changed his name, he was NAKAHARA no Hiromoto); and Morokazu's father Moroshige was a cousin of NAKAHARA no Chikayoshi (later, he changed his name to FUJIWARA no Chikayoshi) and OE no Hiromoto. 大江広元(中原広元)を出した明経道中原氏の庶流貞親流で、師員の父師茂は中原親能(藤原親能)、広元(大江広元)兄弟の従兄弟にあたる。 |