After Kumano Province was incorporated into Kii Province, the clan served as Dairyo (high-ranking local magistrate) of Muro-gun as well as Negi (Shinto priest) of Kumano-hongu Shrine and consecrated hongu (main shrine) for generations.
熊野国が紀伊国に編入されてからは牟婁郡大領、また熊野本宮禰宜の職に就き、代々本宮を奉斎した。