His appointment to betto took place right after the destruction of the main halls in Kofuku-ji-Temple by Nanto Yakiuchi on January 22, 1181, accompanying the withdrawal of punishments to temples in Nanto by TAIRA no Munemori, who became Toryo (head of the clan) of the Taira clan after TAIRA no Kiyomori died of illness.
1180年（治承4年）12月28日の南都焼討による興福寺主要堂屋の回禄直後の、平清盛病没後平氏の棟梁となった平宗盛による南都諸寺への処分撤回に伴う別当就任であった。