At the age of 19, he was dispatched by his father to the battle front in what is now Fuwa District, Mino Province (now the southern part of Gifu Prefecture) as vanguard and general commander.
When Empress Jitō ascended to the throne in 686 he became the Daijō-daijin and handled government affairs.
He loved Princess Tōchi (his elder half-sister, Prince Ōtomo's wife).
He left only three waka poems during his whole life, but they were all poetry offered to her.
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