He was assigned to be the Kurodo no to (chief of the palace officers) at the age of 34 on October 10, 992, and was promoted to Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) at the Jimoku (inauguration ceremony) in February of the following year (993), and was assigned the additional post as Uhyoe no kami (Captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards) on October 20, 994.
同3年（992年）8月28日、34歳で蔵人頭に任じ、翌年（993年）正月の除目で従四位下に昇叙、同5年（994年）9月8日右兵衛督を兼ねた。