In 1232, he was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) but he resigned from Gon Chunagon; then he was appointed to Azechi (inspector of the provincial government) in 1236.
貞永元年（1232年）に正二位に昇るが権中納言を辞任、嘉禎2年（1236年）に按察使に任ぜられる。