in an entry of the "shoku nihongi", dated april 14, 741, it was noted that gifts of land, servants, horses and buddhist sutras were made to the hachiman shrine and for the construction of a pagoda. bender considers these offerings to be in thanks for the suppression of hirotsugu's rebellion. while not directly related to the rebellion, shōmu's edict of 741, in which he decreed that provincial temples be established, is another indication for the desolate state of the country following a number of calamities.