On January 31, 704, Empress Jito who died in 702 was cremated at Asukaoka and, on February 9 of that year, her remains were buried in Ouchiyama no Misasagi where Emperor Tenmu rested.
702年（大宝2）に崩御した持統が703年（大宝3）12月癸酉に、飛鳥岡にて火葬され、同月壬午に、「大内山陵に合葬」された。