He was admitted to the inner Court, and sent over his daughters as wives and concubines of kugyo (the top court officials), such as the Sessho (Regent) FUJIWARA no Morozane and Sangi (councilor) FUJIWARA no Tamefusa, and therefore, as a whole, his aspect as a member of the aristocratic society was more noticeable than that of the warrior society.
内昇殿を許され、娘達を摂政藤原師実、参議藤原為房といった公卿の妻妾に配すなど、総じて貴族社会の一員としての側面が強かった。