After Masakado had raised a rebellion army and been killed by TAIRA no Sadamori and FUJIWARA no Hidesato, Kintsura was appointed as Oryoshi (Suppression and Control Agent) by FUJIWARA no Tadanobu, one of the Vice Shogun under FUJIWARA no Tadafumi, the Seito Taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the eastern barbarians"). |
天慶2年(939年)に将門が叛乱をおこして平貞盛・藤原秀郷らに討たれた後、征東大将軍藤原忠文の副将の一人藤原忠舒によって押領使に任命された。 |