Such interpretation can be seen in the studies by Michiyo NAKA and Masatomo KAN in the Meiji period, followed by Sokichi TSUDA and it was perfected in "History of the Rise and Fall of Mimana" by Yasukazu SUEMATSU after the war.
そのような解釈は明治期の那珂通世、菅政友らの研究から見られ、津田左右吉を経て戦後に末松保和『任那興亡史』において大成された。