In 1176 he was appointed to Ukone no Gon no shosho (Provisional Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Kokushi (governor) of Hoki Province, and the following year he was promoted to Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade).
安元2年（1176年）には右近衛権少将兼伯耆国国司に任ぜられ、翌年には従四位下に昇る。