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Yamato dynasty
大和王朝
大和朝廷
alternative words: Yamato court, Yamato ocho, Yamato ouchou, Tenno dynasty, Imperial court, Yamato
keywords:
family
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mythology
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state
related topics:
Yayoi period
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Kofun period
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Amaterasu
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Nihonshoki
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Emperor Jimmu
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Emperor Sujin
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Empress Jingu
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Shintoism
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Tenno
related web sites:
http://www.logix-press.com/scriba/index/tn-index.html
explanation: Dynasty who has perpetuated in Japan since 27 centuries and its fief had been in Kinki region. According to Nihonshoki, Sun Goddess Amaterasu should have asked Prince Ninigi to go down at Mt. Takachiho of Kyushu. His grand grandson, Jimmu conquered Kinki region to become the first Emperor of Japan. Gradually his descendants conquered more lands and in Jingu era, their influence had reached even Korean peninsula. The actual Emperor is his 125th descendent.
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