He was included in the Domei-shu (family of Miyoshi) and promoted to the rank of Jushii (Senior Fourth Rank) sooner than Yoshitaka MIYOSHI and Hidehisa MATSUNAGA, so it is understood that he assumed a very important role in the Miyoshi family.
また、同名衆にも列せられ、三好義賢や松永久秀よりも先に従四位に叙せられるなど、非常に三好家の中で重要な地位を占めていたことが伺える。