He was promoted to Gon Dainagon (a provisional chief councilor of state), a member of the court nobles; it was the first time for his family line to be advanced to such a high position since FUJIWARA no Kanesuke had been promoted during the early Heian Period.
権大納言まで昇進し公卿に列したが、邦綱の系統では平安前期の藤原兼輔以来だった。