 Jien records that during the reign of Emperor Suinin, the first High Priestess ("saiō", also known as "saigū") was appointed to serve at Ise Shrine.Later, during the reign of Emperor Keikō, she gave her dress then holy sword "Kisanagi-no-tsurugi" to Yamato Takeru.Some sources point out the parallels between Yamatohime-no-mikoto and Queen Himiko, a female ruler of Japan referred to in 3rd-century Chinese sources, namely the Records of Three Kingdoms and the Wajinden.