Before the restoration of the mausoleum performed at the end of Edo period, (Bunkyu era) this tumulus had been designated as the Imperial Mausoleum of Emperor Keiko, although that was thoughtlessly changed to that of Emperor Sujin's in February 1865, right before the completion of the restoration.
幕末の文久の修陵の開始時には、本古墳が景行陵だったのが、修陵事業の完成直前の1865年（慶応元）2月に、崇神陵に取り替えられた。