He became Sahyoe no suke (Assistant Captain of the Left Division of Middle Palace Guards) and Sakone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) in 1156 and was promoted to Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) in the following year.
保元元年（1156年）に左兵衛佐兼左近衛少将となり、翌年正五位下に進む。