He married a daughter of TAIRA no Yorimori and nurtured Imperial Prince Morisada as a member of the nursing mother's family, but when Imperial Prince Morisada fled from Kyoto accompanied by the Ise-Heishi (Taira clan) family, he remained in Kyoto instead of accompanying him.
平頼盛の娘を妻とし、守貞親王の乳母人となってその養育に当たっていたが、寿永2年（1183年）に守貞親王が伊勢平氏一門に伴われて都落ちした際には供奉せず都に留まる。