From then on, he was given repeated promotions through the influence of Michinaga and in 1018, at the young age of 19, he was raised to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) and became a Court noble.
以後道長の威光を背景に昇進を重ね、寛仁2年（1018年）に19歳にして従三位となって公卿に列する。