The compilation project was formally launched with FUJIWARA no Fuyutsugu as a president, and responsibilities distributed between FUJIWARA no Kadonomaro, AKISHINO no Yasuhito, FUJIWARA no Mimori, TACHIBANA no Tsunenushi, and OKIHARA no Miniku.
そして、藤原冬嗣を総裁として藤原葛野麻呂・秋篠安人・藤原三守・橘常主・興原敏久らと事にあたらしめてから編纂事業が本格化した。