After Emperor Shotoku died, FUJIWARA no Nagate and other members of the Fujiwara clan supported Shirakabe no okimi, father of Osabe no okimi, as the successor to the Imperial Throne.
やがて称徳天皇が死ぬと永手ら藤原氏は他戸王の父である白壁王を皇位継承者として擁立する。