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Emishi
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The were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.
Key facts
- Surname.name
- Emishi
- Surname.image_size
- 180px
- Surname.region
- Japan
- Surname.origin
- Japanese
- Military conflict.conflict
- Thirty-Eight Years' War
- Military conflict.image
- 300px|Reconstructed south gate of Taga Castle
- Military conflict.caption
- Reconstructed south gate of Taga Castle.
- Military conflict.date
- 774–812
- Military conflict.place
- Tōhoku region, Japan
- Military conflict.result
- Dynasty victory
- Military conflict.combatant1
- Yamato
- Military conflict.combatant2
- Emishi
- Military conflict.commander1
- Emperor KōninEmperor KanmuEmperor SagaŌtomo no OtomaroSakanoue no TamuramaroFun'ya no WatamaroŌtomo no SurugamaroKi no HirozumiŌtomo no YakamochiKudara no Konikishi ShuntetsuTajihi no Umi
- Military conflict.commander2
- AteruiMoreMorokuriOtoshiroYasoshimaIsasekoIkako
- Military conflict.strength1
- Unknown
- Military conflict.strength2
- Unknown
- Military conflict.casualties1
- Unknown
- Military conflict.casualties2
- Unknown
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Battles with Yamato army
- Thirty-Eight Years' War
- Abe clan, Kiyowara clan and the Northern Fujiwara
- Ethnic relations
- Emishi–Ainu
- Emishi–Izumo/Zuzu Japanese
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Works cited
- External links
The were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.
The first mention of the Emishi in literature that can be corroborated with outside sources dates to the 5th century, in which they are referred to as () in Chinese records. Some Emishi tribes resisted the rule of various Japanese emperors during the Asuka, Nara, and early Heian periods (7th–10th centuries).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emishi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.