 Records also link the founding of the shrine to the reign of Emperor Kōrei (孝霊天皇, "Kōrei-tennō").By the middle of the 11th century, the shrine was involved in national issues as they played out across Kyushu.During the ascendancy of the Kamakura shogunate, the Hōjō clan exercised a significant influence over the affairs of Aso Shrine.