Along with his brothers, MINAMOTO no Tokiwa, MINAMOTO no Sadamu and MINAMOTO no Toru, he was called the Saga Genji clan and he became very powerful within the Imperial Court.
源常（ときわ）、源定（さだむ）、源融(とおる)という弟とともに嵯峨源氏と呼ばれ、朝廷内での一大勢力となる。