However, his status by birth was not inferior to that of the Ikoma clan: the Saka clan was a branch family of the Kabuto clan, which was a branch family of the top local ruling clan of Ise Province, the Seki clan, which had originated from the Taira family.
しかし坂氏は伊勢国随一の豪族関氏平姓関氏の庶流鹿伏兎氏の庶流にあたり、けっして生駒氏に見劣りする出自ではない。