An article from August of 540 describes, "Those who have been naturalized from Shoban (clans coming from foreign lands), such as Hatahito (Hata people) and the Han (Chinese), were assembled, placed according to kokugun (provinces and districts) and their family registers were edited.
540年（欽明天皇元年）八月の条「秦人（はたひと）・漢人（あやひと）等、諸蕃（しょばん）より投化せる者を招集して、国群に安置し、戸籍に編貫す。