It is said that he was dispatched to Kanno-gun (later Nii County, present Niihama City, Saijo City, etc., Ehime Prefecture) for the subjugation of Iyo Province and used there as his base.
伊予国平定のために派遣され、神野郡（後の新居郡、現在の愛媛県新居浜市・西条市他）に拠点を置いたと伝える。