According to "Nihonshoki," he came from Kudara (Paekche), a kingdom on the Korean Peninsula, leading people of 120 counties, and they became naturalized Japanese citizens in 285, the 16th year of the reign of Emperor Ojin.
『日本書紀』では応神天皇16年に朝鮮半島の百済から百二十県の人を率いて帰化したという。