In 987, he was promoted to Dainagon (chief councilor of state), and though he had a bright future ahead of him, he died in a smallpox epidemic at almost the same time as Michitaka and Naritoki.
永延元年（987年）に大納言昇任、なおも前途を期待されたが、長徳元年（995年）の天然痘の大流行により、道隆、済時らと相前後して世を去った。