 In 1642, he advanced further to become "goshoinban," a captain in Iemitsu's bodyguard.Before his promotion in income to the level of daimyo, Chikashige was a high-ranking hatamoto.He served the Tokugawa shogunate as its third Kyoto "shoshidai" in the period spanning January 5, 1655, through July 2, 1668.