Although Karu no Miko was beleaguered by the soldiers led by Anaho no Miko, the battle was avoided at the discretion of Omae no Sukune, and Karu no Miko killed himself (but, according to ''Kojiki'' [literally, the Records of Ancient Matters], Karu no Miko was exiled to Dogo-onsen).
穴穂皇子が率いる兵に包囲され、大前宿禰の計らいで戦は避けられたが、軽皇子は自裁した（尚、『古事記』では道後温泉に流罪となったと記される）。