熊襲
alternative words: Kumaso tribe
keywords:
minority
related topics:
Nihonshoki
,
Nara period
,
Empress Jingu
,
Prince Yamatotakeru
,
Silla
,
Hayato
explanation: Minority living in south Kyushu until Nara period. Nihonshoki says that the 12th Emperor Keiko and his son Prince Yamatotakeru both conducted military missions in order to subjugate them. It also says that the 14th Emperor Chuai (husband of Empress Jingu) fought against Kumaso in the northern Kyushu because they had revolted against Yamato court by allying with Silla kingdom on Korean peninsula. They had been assimilated during Nara period and ceased to revolt.
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