| He worked for the four emperors, namely Emperor Gohorikawa (the eighty-sixth), Emperor Shijo (the eighty-seventh), Emperor Gosaga (the eighty-eighth), and Emperor Gofukakusa (the eighty-ninth), and ended up promoting to Shonii Udaijin (Senior Second Rank, Minister of the Right) in official court ranks. |
後堀河天皇（86代）・四条天皇（87代）・後嵯峨天皇（88代）・後深草天皇（89代）の四代にわたり仕え、正二位右大臣まで昇る。 |