Then, in 811, after FUNYA no Watamaro was appointed as seii shogun (great general who subdues the barbarians), OTOMO no Imando, SAEKI no Mimimaro and SAKANOUE no Takakai received an official appointment as vice shogun.
その後、弘仁2年（811年）に文屋綿麻呂が征夷将軍に任ぜられると、大伴今人・佐伯耳麻呂・坂上鷹養の3名が副将軍を拝命している。