| As a close adviser to Ietsuna TOKUGAWA, he served as nakaoku kosho (middle inner page), koshogumi bangashira (head of the page office) and osoba (close aide), in addition to holding prominent positions such as wakadoshiyori (junior councilor of the shogunate), Osaka jodai (the keeper of Osaka Castle), and Kyoto shoshidai (the Kyoto deputy). |
徳川家綱の側近として中奥小姓、小姓組番頭、御側などを務めたほか、若年寄、大坂城代、京都所司代などの要職も歴任した。 |