He was the tenth prince of the eleventh Emperor Suinin, and his mother was the daughter of Yamashirookuni no Fuchi, Kamuhatatobe (written as 綺戸辺 or 弟苅羽田刀弁).
第11代垂仁天皇の第10皇子、母は山背大国不遅の娘・綺戸辺（かむはたとべ、弟苅羽田刀弁）。