After a sudden death of Emperor Chuai (in 200), although she was pregnant with the future emperor (later Emperor Ojin), she crossed the ocean and sent troops to Korean Peninsula to attack Silla by the oracle of Sumiyoshi Okami (the great gods of Sumiyoshi).
夫の仲哀天皇の急死（200年）後、住吉大神の神託により、お腹に子供（のちの応神天皇）を妊娠したまま海を渡って朝鮮半島に出兵して新羅の国を攻めた。