He huntd down and subdued FUJIWARA no Nakamaro's War which launched in October, 764, and after the war, in November of the same year, he was appointed to Mino-no-kuni no Kami (Governor of Mino Province).
天平宝字8年9月、藤原仲麻呂の乱が勃発すると追討に当たり、乱終結後の同年10月美濃国守に任ぜられた。