He was a grandson of Hikoimasu no miko, who was the Imperial Prince of Emperor Kaika, and he was also the ancestor of such local families in Ise Province as Honjibe (a unit of people in charge of the affaires related to Emperor Suinin's son, Homutsuwake no mikoto) and Sana no miyatsuko (local lord of Sana).
開化天皇の皇子である彦坐王の孫にあたり、伊勢の品遅部、伊勢の佐那造の始祖とされる。