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Himiko
Sign in to save, also known as the , was a shamaness-queen of Yamatai-koku in . Early Chinese dynastic histories chronicle tributary relations between Queen Himiko and the Cao Wei Kingdom (220–265) and record that the Yayoi period people chose her as ruler following decades of warfare among the kings of Wa. Early Japanese histories do not mention Himiko, but historians associate her with legendary figures such as Empress Consort Jingū, who is said to have served as regent from 201 to 269.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Himiko
- Royalty.succession
- Queen of Yamataikoku
- Royalty.reign
- - 247/248
- Royalty.successor
- Unknown king
- Royalty.birth_place
- Yamatai, Japan
- Royalty.death_date
- 247/248 AD (aged c. 78)
- Royalty.burial_place
- Thought to be Hashihaka Kofun near Nara (Japan)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Yamatai
- Place of birth
- Yamatai
- Place of death
- Japan
- Occupation
- shaman
- Position held
- queen regnant
- Said to be same as
- Empress Jingū
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- date of death
- 0248-00-00
- name in kana
- ひみこ
- name in native language
- 卑彌呼
- Commons category
- Himiko
- time period
- Yayoi period
- described by source
- Treatise on the people of Wa
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Historical references
- Chinese sources
- Japanese sources
- Korean sources
- Interpretations
- Name
- Identity and historicity
- Modern depictions
- Town mascots
- Himiko contests
- Namesake
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Citations
- External links
, also known as the , was a shamaness-queen of Yamatai-koku in . Early Chinese dynastic histories chronicle tributary relations between Queen Himiko and the Cao Wei Kingdom (220–265) and record that the Yayoi period people chose her as ruler following decades of warfare among the kings of Wa. Early Japanese histories do not mention Himiko, but historians associate her with legendary figures such as Empress Consort Jingū, who is said to have served as regent from 201 to 269.
Scholarly debates over the identity of Himiko and the location of her domain, Yamatai, have raged since the late Edo period, with opinions divided between northern Kyūshū or traditional Yamato Province in present-day Kinki. The "Yamatai controversy", writes Keiji Imamura, is "the greatest debate over the ancient history of Japan." A prevailing view among scholars is that she may be buried at Hashihaka Kofun in Nara Prefecture.
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