KIBI no Makibi was demoted by FUJIWARA no Nakamaro but subsequently climbed to the post of Udaijin (minister of the right) in recognition of his success in repressing Nakamaro's rebellion.
藤原仲麻呂により左遷されたが、後に仲麻呂の乱を鎮圧した功により右大臣まで出世している。