Therefore, Seii taishoguns (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") or Chinju-fu shoguns (Commander-in-Chief of the Defense of the North) were dispatched to Mutsu Province and Chinju-fu (army base) was deployed in the subdued area and the Chinju-fu shogun, the chief of it ranked with kokushi.
そのため、陸奥国には征夷大将軍や鎮守府将軍が派遣され、平定した地域には陸奥国府と並び鎮守府が置かれ、その長官たる鎮守府将軍は国司と同格とされた。