Records claim that Iyo was a close relative of Himiko, and she acquired great political power at a very young age.
[4] Information obtained from Chinese sources and from archeological and ethnological discoveries has led Japanese scholars to conclude that Iyo was Himiko's niece.
The one chosen was Iyo, a girl only 13 years old, who succeeded in reinstating peace in her government by following the same political line adopted by Queen Himiko.
A relative of Himiko named Iyo [壹與], a girl of thirteen, was [then] made queen and order was restored.
(Zhang) Zheng (張政) (an ambassador from Wei), issued a proclamation to the effect that Iyo was the ruler.