ih iko , ▁who , ▁according ▁to ▁tradition , ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁t aj i hi ▁( 多 治 比 , ▁Japanese ▁kn ot we ed ) ▁bl oss oms ▁that ▁were ▁blow n ▁by ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁birth , ▁but ▁it ▁seems ▁more ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁cl an ▁were ▁name ▁for ▁T aj i hi ▁District ▁( <0xE4> <0xB8> <0xB9> 比 郡 ) ▁in ▁K aw achi ▁Province . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁T aj i hi ▁cl an ' s ▁ancest or ▁Prince ▁T aj ih iko ▁was ▁a ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁the ▁sixth - century ▁Emperor ▁Sen ka ▁through ▁his ▁son ▁Prince ▁Kam ue ha . ▁Their ▁imperial ▁ancest ry ▁categor izes ▁them ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁k ō b ets u ▁( 皇 別 ) ▁cl ans , ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese ▁imperial ▁family . ▁The ▁cl an ' s ▁original ▁k ab ane ▁was ▁K imi ▁( 公 ), ▁but ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁Mah ito ▁( or ▁M ab ito ) ▁by ▁Emperor ▁Ten mu ▁in ▁ 6 8 4 . ▁ ▁, ▁who ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁courts ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Ten mu , ▁Em press ▁J it ō ▁and ▁Emperor ▁Mon mu , ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁rank ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Left . ▁His ▁sons ▁I kem ori ▁( 多 治 比 池 守 ), ▁Ag at am ori ▁( 多 治 比 県 守 ), ▁Hir on ari ▁( 多 治 比 <0xE5> <0xBA> <0x83> 成 ),