Story of Yamato Takeru no Mikoto is described in most part of Kojiki and Nihonshoki, while Teiki (a genealogy of the imperial family) is described in the rest part of them, so their historicity is questionable.
記紀の記事は多くが日本武尊（やまとたける）の物語で占められ、残るのは帝紀部分のみになり史実性には疑いが持たれる。