He was finally promoted to Dainagon (the chief counselor of state) in 1185 when the Taira clan perished, and five years later, he held the office of Naidaijin (the interior minister).
平氏が滅亡した元暦2年（1185年）にようやく大納言に昇進し、5年後に内大臣へと昇進する。