On October 14, 706, the Princess Takata took over the position of Saio (an unmarried female relative of a Japanese emperor, serving at Ise Grand Shrine [Ise-jingu Shrine]) from the Princess Izumi, and left the capital for Ise Province.
慶雲3年（706年）8月29日、退下した泉皇女の跡を継ぐ形で斎王として伊勢に下向した。