These five kings are judged as the Emperors from Emperor Nintoku and Emperor Richu through Emperor Yuryaku (there are several theories about the judgment), and the theory which regards these five kings to be the ancestor of the Imperial Family is influential.
これら五王は、仁徳天皇・履中天皇から雄略天皇までの天皇に比定されており（比定には諸説ある）、天皇家の祖先をこれら五王に求める説が有力である。