From 1365 to 1376, he was appointed as shugo (constable) of Kazusa Province, and in 1377, he received the family estate from his brother and became the family head of Inukake-Uesugi family.
1365年から1376年まで上総国の守護に補任され、1377年に兄から家督を譲られて犬懸上杉家の当主となった。