As will later be described in the section on 'The relationship with the Azumi clan,' Awaji Province brought all male divers together, and that was where the Azumi clan dominated and competed for the position of Naizenshi, like the Takahashi clan did.
阿曇氏との関連でも述べるように、淡路国は海人（あま）を束ね、高橋氏と同様に内膳司の地位を争った阿曇氏が支配していた地域であった。