He was promoted successively since conferring a peerage in 1122, he had experience as Tanba no kami (governor of Tanba Province), jiju (chamberlain), Inaba no kami (governor of Inaba Province), Ukone no shosho (minor captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Ukone no chujo (middle captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards).
保安(元号)3年（1122年）に叙爵してから累進し、丹波守・侍従・因幡守・右近衛少将・右近衛中将などを歴任。