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The
Kibitsu Shrine's rites are closely to the clan. The shrine's gods are the Kibi clan's ancestors who have become gods. These ancestors protect the Kibi area.[10]: 239
The shrine started as a place for the Kibi clan. It has the clan's ancestors as gods. This gives the shrine a pure and protective feel. The ancestors are seen as good and helpful spirits. This is how the shrine connects with
mizuko.
Mizuko means the souls of babies who died early or were not born.[10]: 239
The shrine places the
mizuko shrine next to the ancestor shrine. It also uses running water. This setup has several meanings:[10]: 239
The water purifies the souls of
mizuko.
Mizuko is linked to water.[10]: 239
Being near the ancestor shrine suggests these souls become kind and protective spirits.[10]: 239
As protective spirits, the
mizuko guard those who remember them.[10]: 239
This way, the Kibitsu Shrine uses its ties to the Kibi clan. It creates a respectful place for
mizuko. It links them to the shrine's ancestral and protective gods.[10]: 239
Harima Fudoki
The story of
Emperor Keikō and Inami-no-Wakiiratsume in the
Harima Fudoki shows the relationship between the Kibi clan and the
Yamato Kingship. It suggests that the
Inami area was once a border between the Yamato and Kibi regions.[11]
Inami-no-Wakiiratsume, a woman from Inami, is mentioned in several ancient texts. She is thought to be the younger sister of Oiratsume from the "Kojiki,". She might have been a queen in Harima.[11]
The Harima Fudoki does not mention Otarashihiko/Keiko as an emperor. Instead, Otarashihiko might have been a local leader in the Inami district of the Harima coast.[11]
The Kibi Clan Rebellion (吉備氏の乱, kibishi no ran) from 463 was a revolt against the
Yamato state on the
Korean peninsula, involving two brothers from the Kibi clan: Tasa and Oto. .[12][13][14][15]
The revolt was triggered when Tasa learned that the Japanese
Emperor Yūryaku had moved him to the Japanese post at
Mimana on the Korean Peninsula in order to seize his beautiful wife. The incident falls into Japan's
proto-historic period and is recounted in the Nihon Shoki.[12][13][14][15]
Decline
In 713, at the suggestion of Bizen-no-kami Nanten - and Bizen-no-suke Kamitsukeno-no-Kenji the Eita, Katsuta, Tomata, Kume, Mashima, and Oba districts of
Bizen Province were separated into a new province, and, and Kamitsukeno-no-Kenji was appointed as the first governor of
Mimasaka Province. This separation was the final stage of the disintegration of the former
Kingdom of Kibi, and was intended to further weaken the Kibi clan by putting its iron resources directly under the control of the
Yamato government.[16]