Himiko (卑弥呼, c.175?–248^?), also read as Pimiku, was a female ruler of Yamataikoku, an ancient state-like formation thought to have been located either in the Yamato region or in northern Kyūshū of present-day Japan. Few records are available and little is known about her, and the location of Yamataikoku is the subject of a great, often emotionally charged debate that has been raging since the late Edo period^{[citation needed]}. Events Pope Eleuterus succeeds Pope Soter (approximate date) Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats the Marcomanni. ... Events Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage. ... Yamataikoku (邪馬台国) was an ancient country in Japan, recorded in an old Chinese history book, Sanguo Zhi. ... Yamato (大和) was a province of Japan. ... KyÅ«shÅ« region of Japan and the current prefectures on KyÅ«shÅ« island KyÅ«shÅ« ), literally Nine Provinces, is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Edo Period. ...

Historical references

According to an ancient Chinese text, Records of Three Kingdoms, (297 CE) Himiko was a shaman who controlled people through her paranormal abilities. This Chinese chronicle refers to the inhabitants of the Japanese islands simply as the Wa, literally, "The Little People." Furthermore, it describes a fragmented political structure of more than a hundred or more separate tribes, nominally ruled by a female shaman, Queen Himiko. China is the worlds oldest continuous major civilization, with written records dating back about 3,500 years and with 5,000 years being commonly used by Chinese as the age of their civilization. ... The Records of Three Kingdoms (Chinese: ; Wade-Giles: Sanguo Chih), is the official and authoritative historical text on the period of Three Kingdoms covering from 189 to 280, that was composed by Chen Shou in the 3rd century. ... Events Narseh of Persia and Diocletian conclude a peace treaty between Persia and Rome. ... The shaman is an intellectual and spiritual figure who is regarded as possessing power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, primarily that of a healer ( medicine man). The shaman provides medical care, and serves other community needs during crisis times, via supernatural means (means... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... Ideogram for Wa, formed by the radical for person (on the left), and the phonetic element Wei on the right (itself represented by a rice plant in the upper part and a woman in the lower part). ...

The Nihonshoki, an old Japanese history book, notes that Himiko was actually Empress Jingū Kogo, the mother of Emperor Ōjin, but historians disagree. Some speculate that she is conflated with Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess, as "hi" means "sun" and miko means priestess. Nihonshoki (Japanese: 日本書紀), sometimes translated as Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. ... Empress Consort JingÅ« of Japan (c. ... Emperor ÅŒjin (応神天皇 ÅŒjin Tennō) was the 15th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe. ... A solar deity is a deity who represents the Sun. ... Miko at Aso shrine in Aso, Japan Miko ) are young women in the service of Shinto shrines. ...

According to an ancient Korean history book, Samguk Sagi, Himiko, as queen of Japan, sent an emissary to King Adalla of Silla in May 172. We dont have an article called Samguk sagi Start this article Search for Samguk sagi in. ... Emissary was the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Adalla of Silla (r. ... Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Events Last (5th) year of Jianning era and start of Xiping era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. ...

Excerpt from Waijinden, a Chinese historical account of circa 280–297: …the people agreed upon a woman for their ruler. Her name was Pimiko. She occupied herself with magic and sorcery, bewitching the people. Though mature in age, she remained unmarried. She had a younger brother who assisted her in ruling the country. After she became ruler, there were few who saw her. She had one thousand women as attendants, but only one man. He served her food and drink and acted as a medium of communication. She resided in a palace surrounded by towers and stockades, with armed guards in a state of constant vigilance.

Excerpt from Waijinden, a Chinese historical account of circa 280–297: (Response to gift of tribute by Himiko to the Emperor of China): Herin we address Pimiko, Queen of Wa, whom we now officially call a friend of Wei...[Your ambassadors] have arrived here with your tribute, consisting of four male slaves and six female slaves, together with two pieces of cloth with designs, each twenty feet in length. You live very far away across tthe sea; yet you have sent an embassy with tribute. Your loyalty and filial piety we appreciate exceedingly. We confer upon you, therefore, the title "Queen of Wa Friendly to Wei,"...we expect you, O Queen, to rule your people in peace and to endeavor to be devoted and obedient.

Modern proposals

Some have intuitively proposed that Himiko would have been a ruler during the Jomon period, an archaeological age characterized by a goddess religion, as indicated by figurine evidence, and a population of today's Ainu people. However, that timing is patently incorrect, as the latest discoveries of Jomon remnants date from ca. 300 BCE, five centuries earlier than Himiko's lifetime according to the Chinese records. Moreover, much of the other evidence, including her name, links Himiko to proto-Yamato people who had just migrated to Japan in the late Jomon era and in the early Yayoi period, and into which Himiko and her people are tentatively classified. Traditions of Jomon culture, such as reverence to female godheads and a priestess-led society, as well as very large villages with small, tribal groups functioning as units of political power in a proto-agricultural economic setting, may have influenced the societies of Yayoi settlers and the cultural structure of Himiko's society. The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Jomon Period. ... The Ainu IPA: /?ajnu/) are an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido and north of Honshu in Northern Japan, the Kuril Islands, much of Sakhalin, and the southernmost third of the Kamchatka peninsula. ... The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Yayoi Period. ... Roman Catholic priest A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ...

Life and rule

Himiko never married, and it is recorded that her younger brother assisted her as a political advisor. She is said to have had one thousand female servants and to have never appeared in public.

In ca. 188 CE, Himiko ascended to paramountcy, and in 248 CE she died. Events Himiko is said to have begun her reign in Japan. ... Events Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage. ...

There are indications that a tribal king, posthumously now known as Emperor Shujin, raised a military host against Queen Himiko or her successor (reportedly another shaman, her niece, or another relative), ultimately doing away with her position and establishing male rule with headquarters in central Japan.

Pronunciation

The precise pronunciation of her name is unknown. The Himiko reading derives from her name as represented in kanji, which was written 卑彌呼 prior to mid-20th century kanji reforms. Himiko may have been a Chinese corruption of himemiko, princess-priestess, or lady shaman. The name literally means "Sun Child." There are assessments that she is the real person upon whom the myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu is built. Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji Kanji (Japanese:  ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Hindu-Arabic numerals. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji Kanji (Japanese:  ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Hindu-Arabic numerals. ... The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe. ...

Trivia

In the video game Ōkami, Queen Himiko appears as a NPC, and is not conflated with Amaterasu, who is the main character. ÅŒkami ) is a cel-shaded video game developed by Clover Studio for the PlayStation 2 video game console. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Sun goddess emerging out of a cave, bringing sunlight back to the universe. ...

Himiko also appears as ruler of Jipang in the 1991 release of the video game Dragon Warrior III. The English word Japan is not the name used for their country by the Japanese themselves: it is an exonym. ... Dragon Warrior III, known as Dragon Quest III in Japan, is the third installment of the popular Dragon Warrior series, first released for the Famicom in Japan, or NES in the United States. ...