In 729, Azumahito, who had been appointed to Mutsu-no-kuni Chinju Shogun (Commander-in-Chief of the Defense of Mutsu Province), proposed to the Emperor conferring of an award on those who suppressed warriors.
天平元年（729年）陸奥国鎮守将軍に任じられていた東人は、鎮兵の行賞を奏上している。