The Retired Empress Koken sent imperial messenger KI no Funamori to the residence of Nakamaro and informed that he should be divested of official court rank as well as the kabane (hereditary title) of Fujiwara.
孝謙上皇は仲麻呂の邸に勅使紀船守を送り、官位の剥奪と藤原姓の剥奪を通告した。