It was first documented in conjunction with 'Hayato no Ran (The Uprise of the Hayato clan)' that took place in 720 during the era of Impress Gensho in the Nara Period.
文献での書出は、奈良時代の元正天皇の御世、養老4年（720年）九州で起こった「隼人の乱」にあるという。