He was the most powerful person among the Bindatsu imperial line which was not the descendant of the Soga clan, and owned independent financial foundations, including Osakabe (the Otsusakabe clan) and Marukobe, and ran Mimata no miya (Kawai-cho, Nara Prefecture) away from the imperial capital.
蘇我氏の血を引かない敏達王統の最有力者であって、忍坂部（刑部氏）・丸子部などの独立した財政基盤を有し、王都を離れて水派宮（みまたのみや、奈良県河合町か）を営んでいた。