He was raised to the Kugyo (the top court officials), which was the first time that this had happened in 200 years since SUGAWARA no Sukemasa who had died in 1009.
公卿に列せられるが、菅原氏から公卿を輩出するのは、1009年に薨去した菅原輔正以来、200数年ぶりの快挙であった。