When TAIRA no Masakado waged a revolt, FUJIWARA no Tadafumi was appointed Seito Taishogun (commander-general of the army of the eastern regions); however, before he reached the battleground, the disturbance had subsided.
平将門が乱を起こした時、藤原忠文が征東大将軍に任じられたが、交戦する前に乱は平定されてしまった。