However, his first appearance in literature was after the death of Emperor Tenmu, on October 23, 686, when Jikidaisan FUSE Ason Miushi delivered a eulogy as a representative of Daijokan at Emperor Tenmu's funeral.
しかし文献上の初見は天武天皇死後の朱鳥元年（686年）9月28日で、この日の天武天皇の葬儀で直大参の布勢朝臣御主人が大政官（太政官）のことを誄した。