Nakamaro, in particular, backed Emperor Junnin and made his three sons (FUJIWARA no Masaki, FUJIWARA no Kusumaro and FUJIWARA no Asakari) sangi (councilors of state), whereby four people of Nakamaro and his sons became nobles and seized the dominant power; however, they fell from power as a result of FUJIWARA no Nakamaro's war in 764.
特に仲麻呂は淳仁天皇を擁立すると、息子3人（藤原真先・藤原訓儒麻呂・藤原朝狩）を参議とし前代未聞の親子4人を公卿とするなど権力を独占したが、天平宝字8年（764年）藤原仲麻呂の乱により失脚した。