In addition, it is absolutely certain that he remained in the capital even after Prince Kusakabe's death due to the fact that his elegy for Princess Asuka who died in 700 still exists today.
また、文武4年（700年）に薨去した明日香皇女への挽歌が残されていることからみて、草壁の死後も都にとどまっていたことは間違いない。