Kojiki states that the mausoleum was in "Sugaware no Mitachino," while "Nihon Shoki" states that it was in "Sugawara no Fushimino" and "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicles of Japan Continued) in "Kushimi-yama" (Mt. Kushimi).
『古事記』に「御陵は菅原の御立野（みたちの）の中にあり」、『日本書紀』に「菅原伏見陵（すがわらのふしみのみささぎ）」、『続日本紀』には「櫛見山陵」として見える。