In comparison to his half-brothers, such as TAIRA no Norimori and TAIRA no Yorimori, he was slow to be promoted, and didn't achieve any noteworthy accomplishments in the political arena; however, he was recognized as having the same talent for poetry as his father, Tadamori.
異母弟の平教盛・平頼盛に比べると官位の昇進が遅く政治的活動もほとんど見出せないが、忠盛から歌人的側面を受け継いだ。