In the battle, OTOMO no Fukei, who was leading the troops to support Oama no Miko (Prince Oama, later became Emperor Tenmu), directly commanded a troop on Naka-tsu-michi Road which was one of the troops he had deployed in the old roads of Yamato.
この戦いで大海人皇子（天武天皇）側の軍勢を率いた大伴吹負は、大和の古道に配した部隊のうち中道のものを直接指揮していた。