Many accounts attribute it to an arrow guided by Apollo.
Some accounts attribute his nickname "Sleepy" to a blood pressure disorder and/or narcolepsy.
Other accounts attribute the event to lightning or the Devil.
One account attributes the cause to have been a blow to the head by his patron, al-Mansour.
Some accounts attribute his death to natural cause, while some records maintained that he was assassinated.
Some accounts attributed that to the intimidating armed crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
However, many accounts of his life exaggerate or falsely attribute his works.
Another account attributes Dayu's deeds as a marvelous feat of engineering.
This account attributes only a small number of words in modern Japanese to Ainu roots.
One account attributed the ominous name to murder and piracy in the island's past.