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262 Therefore the place where the horses were kept was named Mumaya-saka. Moreover, A-chik-ki was able to read the classics, and so the Heir Apparent, Uji no Waka-iratsuko, made him his teacher. Hereupon the Emperor inquired of A-chik-ki, saying:—"Are there other learned men superior to thee?" He answered and said:—"There is Wang-in, who is superior." Then Areda wake, ancestor of the Kimi of Kōdzuke, and Kamu nagi wake were sent to Pèkché to summon Wang-in.

This A-chik-ki was the first ancestor of the A-chik-ki (or Atogi) no Fumi-bito.

16th year, Spring, 2nd month. Wang-in arrived, and straightway the Heir Apparent, Uji no Waka-iratsuko, took him