During her reign, when the Soga clan was at the height of its prosperity, the Emperor did not go as far as to damage the interest of the country by compromising even with Umako, her maternal relative and a senior vassal.
在位中は蘇我氏の最盛期であるが、帝は外戚で重臣の馬子に対しても、国家の利益を損じてまで譲歩した事がなかった。