Tametoki's position at the Shikibu-shō ministry was what probably became part of his daughter's historical appellation, "Murasaki Shikibu".
[7] Tametoki's position as kurōdo gained him special privileges to attend court (and thus meet with Emperor Kazan).
[10] Tametoki finally wrote a poem to Emperor Ichijō that so moved the monarch it garnered him governorship of Echizen Province.
[9][11] Kojidan includes an episode that the governorship of Echizen had already gone to Minamoto no Kunimori (源国盛) who had to be recalled in order to give way to Tametoki wrested the position away.
This so distressed Kunimori he fell ill, and even though he was awarded Harima as replacement, he never recovered and died.