Career
He was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Reizei and Emperor En'yu.
- 944 (Tengyō 7, 4th month): Saneyori was elevated to the position of udaijin in the Imperial court hierarchy.
- 947 (Tenryaku 1, 4th month): Saneyori is promoted to the positions of sadaijin and grand general of the left.
- 949 (Tenryaku 3, 1st month): Saneyori and his brother Morosuke shared the duties of daijo daijin during a period of Fujiwara no Tadahira's ill-health.
- 958 (Tentoku 2, 3rd month): Saneyori was granted special permission to travel in a wheeled vehicle.
- 963 (Ōwa 3, 2nd month): Saneyori presided at the coming of age ceremonies for Norihira-shinnō (憲平親王) who would later become Emperor Reizei.
- 968 (Kōhō 5, 6th month): Saneyori began serving as kampaku when Emperor Reizei assumed the throne in 968.
- 970 (Tenroku 1, 5th month): Saneyori died at age 70; and he was posthumously elevated to the first class in rank.
After his death, Saneyori's nephew Koretada assumed his duties when he was named sesshō (regent) after his death.
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