Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Himiko

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Himiko

卑弥呼
alternative words: Queen Himiko, Empress Himiko
keywords: china , famous person
related topics: Gishiwajinden , Nihonshoki , Yamataikoku , Empress Jingu , Yayoi period , Amaterasu
related web sites: http://www2.begin.or.jp/sakura/miya02.htm
explanation: Famous Japanese queen of the 3th century. According to an old Chinese history book, Gishiwajinden, it is her who had unified Japan from her country Yamataikoku or at least become the top representative of Japan after a great civil war. The old Japanese history book Nihonshoki affirms that Himiko should be Jingukogo, queen mother of Emperor Ojin but many histories don't agree with this thesis. She may correspond to the Japanese Sun goddess, Amaterasu.