After he was appointed to Kotaigogu gon no daibu (Provisional Master of the Empress Dowager's Household) in 1177, he also filled the position of Uhyoe no kami (Captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards) in 1179 and also the position of Sangi (councilor) in November 1179, but was dismissed as a result of Coup of the Third Year of Jisho in the following month.
治承元年（1177年）に皇太后宮権大夫に任じられると、同3年（1179年）には右兵衛督、更に同年10月には参議を兼帯するが、翌月の治承3年の政変によって解官される。