He was the toneri (palace servant) of Prince Oama (Emperor Tenmu) during the Jinshin War in 672, and was among the twenty some people that left with the Prince for Togoku from the Yoshinomiya Imperial House. 672年の壬申の乱のとき大海人皇子(天武天皇)の舎人で、皇子とともに吉野宮から東国に出立した二十数人の中の一人であった。 |