Even though he was a hatamoto, he had shoryo in a key place for defense and was originally from the distinguished family of Omi-Genji (Minamoto clan), so he was ranked with kotaiyoriai (alternate yoriai, a family status of samurai warriors in the Edo period), which was treated equally to daimyo (Japanese feudal lord).
旗本とはいえ防衛の要地を所領に持ち、近江源氏の名家でもあったので、大名並の待遇である交替寄合に列せられた。