The Heguri clan set up their base at Hegurino-kori in the northwestern part of Yamato Province, and during the fifth century, produced a minister who was so powerful as to influence over the state affairs; in the days of Hironari, the clan had become the house of middle-ranking officials, producing the governors of several provinces.
平群氏は大和国西北部の平群郡を根拠地とし、5世紀の頃には国政を左右するような大臣を出したこともあるが、この頃には中級の官人となり、諸国の国司などを勤める家柄になっている。