Some scholars also link the forces in the Nobi Plain with the Kina-koku Kingdom, which fought against the Yamatai-koku Kingdom ruled by Himiko, the queen of Wa-koku (that is, the oldest recorded name for Japan), described in Gishiwajinden (literally, an 'Account of the Wa' in "The History of the Wei Dynasty").
また、この濃尾平野の勢力は、魏志倭人伝に記載のある倭の女王卑弥呼の邪馬台国と闘った狗奴国との関係を想定する学者もいる。