After his first court rank was conferred upon him in 1144, he received a steady stream of promotions, until in the eleventh month of 1156, he was invested with the Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) and began to be counted a high-ranking court noble.
天養元年（1144年）に叙爵してから順調に昇進を重ねて、保元元年（1156年）11月に従三位に叙任して公卿に列した。