During the Heiji War in December 1159, he was appointed as Sahyoe no jo (third-ranked officer of Sahyoe-fu, the Left Division of Middle Palace Guards) in the appointment ceremony led by FUJIWARA no Nobuyori who occupied the Imperial Palace.
平治元年（1159年）12月の平治の乱では、内裏占拠後の藤原信頼主導の除目で左兵衛尉に任じられる。