In 1348, he was promoted from Ukone no Daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) to Sakone no Daisho (Major captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), and in 1349, he was appointed as Udaijin (Minister of the Right).
正平3年/貞和4年（1348年）には右近衛大将から左近衛大将となり、正平4年/貞和5年（1349年）には右大臣に任じられる。