It is said that his father was Ex-Emperor Chuai and his mother was Empress Jingu, namely Okinagatarashihime no mikoto, but there are many different opinions.
父は先帝仲哀天皇で、母は神功皇后こと息長足姫尊（おきながたらしひめのみこと）とされるが、異説も多い。