He was a kaihatsu-ryoshu (local notables who actually developed the land) of Hiranosho, Sumiyoshi-gun, Settsu Province (present-day Hirano Ward, Osaka City), called 'Hirano-dono.'
摂津国住吉郡平野庄（現・大阪市平野区）の開発領主で「平野殿」と呼ばれた。