He was a close courtier to the Retired Emperor Goshirakawa, and he also worked as a courtier of the pro-Taira-family group, since he had a wife whose father was "TAIRA no Kiyomori."
後白河上皇の近臣である一方、平清盛の娘を妻とした関係で、親平家派の廷臣としても活動する。