In April and May 1566, the Court appointed Yoshiaki Samanokami (the head of the section taking care of imperial horses) with a court rank of Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) at the recommendation of Kanemigi YOSHIDA.
永禄9年（1566年）4月、朝廷は吉田兼右の推挙で義昭を従五位下左馬頭を任命した。