Further in 1738, just before his death, he received the court rank of Juichii (Junior First Rank) and was appointed as Jun-daijin (vice minister), exceptionally high for a person from a branch family of the rank of Urinke (family rank with which one could be promoted up to Dainagon).
さらに1738年（元文3年）には死の直前にあたり、新家の羽林家としては破格の従一位に叙され、准大臣に任じられた。