 He was steadily promoted in the court.In 838 he was bestowed the rank of , in 840 promoted to , in 841 to , in 843 to and governor of Awa province, in 844 to director of the "kurōdo-dokoro", and in 846 to and .In 842, he also led 40 troops in surrounding Prince Tsunesada in the succession dispute known as the Jōwa Incident.