In the 30th year of Emperor Suinin's reign, when the Emperor asked each one of these two brothers what they wanted, the older brother Inishikiiribiko no mikoto wanted 'bows and arrows' and the smaller brother Otarashihiko no mikoto wanted the 'Imperial Throne,' and in this way, it was decided that Otarashihiko no mikoto would be the successor to Emperor Suinin.
垂仁天皇30年、天皇が兄弟に対しそれぞれが欲するものを尋ね、兄の五十瓊敷入彦命は「弓矢」を欲し、弟の大足彦命は「皇位」を望み、大足彦命が垂仁天皇の後継者に決まったとされる。