Although he was promoted to Dainagon in 1238, he fell ill shortly after that and finished his 50-year life at the end of the old calendar year 1238 (equivalent to January 1239 according to the new calendar).
暦仁元年（1238年）大納言に昇ったものの、間もなく病で倒れ、その年の暮れに50歳の生涯を閉じた。