Oto-Ukashi and "Agata nushi"

Fourthly, the Sumera-mikoto bestowed Takeda village and the title of “Agata-nushi of Takeda” upon Oto-Ukashi, who was the ancestor of Motohitora of Uda. “Agata-nushi” has been explained a chief or something like a proconsul of a local district, who lately came to be responsible for the administration of the land under the direct control of the central government, “Chotei.”