The Murakuni clan was the most powerful local family in the Kakami district of Mino Province, and thanks to MURAKUNI no Oyori winning distinction in the fighting during the Jinshin War (of 672), their fame appears to have grown enough to be known to the Imperial Court.
村国氏は美濃国各務郡の豪族で、村国男依が672年の壬申の乱で功を立てたことにより、朝廷でも知られるようになった。