About this battle, Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) says that MURAKUNI no Oyori defeated the army of Prince Otomo in Okinaga no Yokokawa and killed the soldier, SAKAIBE no Muraji Kusuri.
『日本書紀』はこの戦いにつき「男依（村国男依）らは近江軍と息長の横河で戦って破り、その将境部連薬を斬った」と記す。