On March 13, 1162, she underwent the imperial formal ceremony and became chugu; her younger half brother Kanezane KUJO was appointed to "Chugu daibu" (Master of the Consort's Household).
応保2年（1162年）2月19日立后、中宮を号す（中宮大夫は異母弟にあたる九条兼実）。