Dazai no sochi was regarded as the head of Dazaifu, but as there was a convention to appoint the Imperial family members to the position after the Konin era, the virtual control was held by Dazai Gonnosochi.
この大宰府の長官として帥は位置づけられるが、弘仁年間以後には皇族が列せられる慣例があることから、実質的な支配権は権帥が握った。