The person named Jogo was appointed to betto after the Jokyu War in which Kumano Sanzan fought on the retired Emperor's side against Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) under the guidance of the betto's family.
熊野三山が別当家の指導のもと、上皇方について鎌倉幕府と戦った承久の乱後には、定豪という人物が就任している。