In the bakufu (shogunate government), he was promoted to the jisha-bugyo (magistrate of temples and shrines) at the age of 45 at first, then promoted to wakadoshiyori (a managerial position in Edo bakufu), and from 1713 to 1720, assumed the position of roju (member of shogun's council of elders). |
幕府では45歳のときに寺社奉行に起用されたのを皮切りに、若年寄、ついで、元禄12年(1713年) - 宝永4年(1720年)、老中を務める。 |