During the Jinshin War in 672, OTOMO no Hukei sided with Prince Oama and raised an army in the Wa Province (Yamato Province), and first seized Wakyo (the city in Yamato), then proceeded north with the army.
672年の壬申の乱のとき、大海人皇子に味方して倭（大和国）で挙兵した大伴吹負は、まず倭京を奪い、ついで北に軍を進めた。