In 1202, he was appointed as Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank) and then Junii (Junior Second Rank), and in 1204, he was appointed as Gon Chunagon (Provisional Vice-Councilor of State) when he was as young as only 20 years old, and moreover, he was appointed as Shonii Chunagon (Senior Second Rank, Vice-Councilor of State) the next year.
建仁2年（1202年）には正三位を経て従二位に叙され、元久元年（1204年）には20歳の若さで権中納言に任ぜられ、続いて翌年には正二位中納言に任ぜられた。