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Dei of Wa (禰), also known as Sodei (祖禰, lit. 'great ancestor').[1]: 11 was a King of Wakoku, who was compared to Emperor Nintoku, founder of the Kawachi dynasty by the historian Hidehiro Okada.[2] He was not among the Five kings of Wa but would be another King of Wa predating them.[1]: 11
He is sometimes identified with “Mye (彌),” the Wa leader mentioned in the Book of Liang,[1]: 11
Kuranishi Yūko identifies him as the father of Sai of Wa who she identifies with Emperor Ingyō.[1]: 11 Okada identifies him with Emperor Nintoku, the grandfather of Emperor Yūryaku.[3]
Some dispute the identification as an individual and take the phrase Sodei to refer to ancestors as a whole.[1]: 11