At that time, the twenty-sixth Emperor Keitai had an Empress and they had at least two sons who were in line to become the twenty-seventh Emperor Ankan, and the twenty-eighth Emperor Senka, and after the move, he married Princess Tashiraka who was the sister of Emperor Buretsu and ascended the throne, he subsequently had a son who was going to be the twenty-ninth Emperor Kinmei.
第26代継体天皇にはすでに后がいて、男子も少なくとも2人（後に第27代安閑天皇・第28代宣化天皇の2天皇となる）いたが、畿内に入ってから武烈の姉妹である手白香皇女と婚姻して即位し、後の第29代欽明天皇をもうけた。