In 1577, he was appointed a castellan of Sanjo-jo Castle through the diminishing and changing the territories of the Yamayoshi family due to the death of Toyomori YAMAYOSHI who had been a castellan of Sanjo-jo Castle.
天正5年（1577年）には、三条城主であった山吉豊守の死去に伴う山吉家減封・転封時に三条城主として取り立てられる。