According to "Nihonshoki", Emperor Buretsu passed away in 506 without designating his inheritor, so OTOMO no Kanamura, Omuraji (the most powerful of Muraji [one of the highest family names]) and others went to Echizen Province to have Odo no Okimi preside as the great king of the Yamato sovereignty.
『日本書紀』によれば506年に武烈天皇が後嗣定めずして崩御したため、連（おおむらじ）・大伴金村らは越前に赴いて男大迹王を大王(ヤマト王権)に推戴した。