Hirotsugu did not follow the ordinance, and in 740, he, with his younger brother FUJIWARA no Tsunate, gathered and led his 10,000 or more troop members including the ones in Dazaifu and raised a revolt.
広嗣は勅に従わず、天平12年、弟の藤原綱手とともに大宰府の手勢や隼人などを加えた1万余を率いて反乱を起こした。