In 1156, he was the Sanuki no kuni no kami (Provincial Governor of Sanuki), and was in charge of escorting Retired Emperor Sutoku when he was exiled to Sanuki after Hogen War in the same year.
保元元年（1156年）には讃岐国守の職にあり、同年の保元の乱の後讃岐へと流罪になった崇徳上皇の護送を担当した。