SOGA no Emishi came to know that the opinions of retainers or subjects were divided into two, Tamura no Miko and Yamashiro no Oe no O (Prince Yamashiro no oe), thus assigned Tamura no Miko to be the emperor.
蘇我蝦夷は群臣にはかってその意見が田村皇子と山背大兄王に分かれていることを知り、田村皇子を立てて天皇にした。