In 744 he was appointed to Kuninomiya Rusukan (an officer to guard Kuninomiya [currently Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture] while master is away) together with FUJIWARA no Nakama ro, but died in the following year.
天平16年（744年）には藤原仲麻呂と共に恭仁宮複都制に任命されるが、翌年没した。