藤原仲麻呂
In 764, Fujiwara no Nakamaro incited a rebellion, and Sukunamaro, in response to an Imperial decree, gathered several hundred soldiers and assisted in putting it down. For his service, he was promoted to the rank of and conferred honors, fourth-class. Later the same year he was promoted again to , and in 766 to . Along with Isonokami no Yakatsugu, who had become "sangi", Sukunamaro was now counted among the powerful as a "kugyō".