After Nakamaro gripped full powers of the court, he was with ISHIKAWA no Toshitari or FUNYA no Kiyomi and became the third rank in Daijokan (Grand Council of State), but was placed politically in a misfortune situation.
仲麻呂が朝廷の全権を把握すると、石川年足あるいは文室浄三についで太政官の第3位にあったものの、政治的には不遇の状況に置かれた。