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The Funya Clan was established in 752 AD when Empress Kōken gave the surname "Funya" to the two sons of Prince Naga, whom were Chinu-O and Ochi-O. The two brothers would be demoted from nobility to subject once they were granted the Funya Clan. Others a few decades later would also be granted the surname "Funya", whose lines would not descend from Prince Naga. They were among the handful of the Imperial Household who survived the purge against relatives of Emperor Tenmu during the transition of power from Tenmu's branch to the branch of Emperor Tenji.
The prosperity of the Funya Clan would continue on to the early Heian period which would see a few poets who were of the clan. Near the later Heian period and beyond however, is when the Funya Clan's power and prosperity presumably, decreased overtime and came to an end.