In 1151 achieved the court rank of Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), in the following year (1152) was made Uhyoe no suke (assistant captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards), and in 1155 was given the rank of Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and was made Musashi no kami (Provincial Governor of Musashi).
仁平元年（1151年）には正五位下に進み、翌仁平2年（1152年）には右兵衛佐、久寿2年（1155年）には従四位下・武蔵守に任ぜられる。