He continuously received preferential treatment during the Insei period of the Retired Emperor Toba; Ieyasu's legitimate son and successor, Ienari, also played a central role within the cloister government by the Retired Emperor Toba.
鳥羽上皇院政期にも引き続き重用され、没後に跡を継いだ嫡男の家成は、鳥羽院政の中心を担う存在となった。