A Study of Kusaka （日下）

Hyuga-Morogata-kimi-clan （日向諸県君） led Hayato's group. In the 5th century, they migrated to Kawachi-Kusaka （河内日下） from Hyuga. At that location, Wakoku King married Hyuga-Morogata-kimi-clan woman who gave birth to the Royal family. They were Royal family of Kusaka-no-miya （日下宮大家）. Kawachi-Kusaka was headquarters of Hyuga-Morogata-kimi-clan and Royal family of Kusaka-no-miya. It caused, people thought that Kusaka was holy land of the Sun God. Royal family of Kusaka-no-miya got intimate with Kaduraki-clan （葛城氏） and Heguri-clan （平群氏）. Mayowa King （目弱王） was the last King of Royal family of Kusaka-no-miya. Mayowa King and Kaduraki-clan were destroyed. Also, Kawachi-Kusaka was in a central area of horse culture. Morogata-kimi-clan was based in southern part of Hyuga. Horse culture was prosperous in this country. Heguri-clan and Nukatabe-muraji-clan （額田部連） tied horse culture of these two regions. Hyuga presented horse with a hair whorl （町形） to Wakoku King. Horse with a hair whorl was an excellent horse with spiritual power. Hayato shield （隼人の楯） was excavated from Heijo-kyu. The shield was drawn in spiral patterns. It is this Holy-symbol. Nukata's horse with the holy-symbol was Hayato's horse