1. The shaman Queen Himiko is recorded in various ancient histories, dating back to 3rd-century China, 8th-century Japan, and 12th-century Korea.
25 Facts About Himiko
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Himiko occupied herself with magic and sorcery, bewitching the people.
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Himiko had a younger brother who assisted her in ruling the country.
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Himiko had one thousand women as attendants, but only one man.
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Himiko served her food and drink and acted as a medium of communication.
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Himiko resided in a palace surrounded by towers and stockades, with armed guards in a state of constant vigilance.
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Finally, the "Records of Wei" records that in 247 when a new governor arrived at Daifang Commandery in Korea, Queen Himiko officially complained of hostilities with Himikuko, the king of Kuna, one of the other Wa states.
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When Himiko passed away, a great mound was raised, more than a hundred paces in diameter.
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Himiko kept one thousand female attendants, but few people saw her.
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Himiko resided in a palace surrounded by towers and stockades with the protection of armed guards.
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One remarkable exception to early Japanese histories overlooking Himiko is the, quoting the three times.
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Himiko flopped down on a seat and with a chopstick stabbed herself in the pudenda so that she died.
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However, these contemporary readings differ considerably from how 'Himiko' was pronounced in the 3rd century, both by speakers of the unknown Wa-language and by Chinese scribes who transcribed it.
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Himiko hypothesized that a king from Kumaso sent emissaries who masqueraded as Jingu's officials to the Wei court, thus leading Wei to mistake them for representatives of Himiko.
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Naito Torajiro argued that Himiko was the high priestess of the Ise shrine Yamato-hime-no-mikoto and that Wa armies obtained control of southern Korea:.
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One scholar [Higo Kazuo] asserted that Himiko was really Yamato-toto-momo-so-hime-no-mikoto, aunt of the legendary Emperor Sujin on his father's side, because her supposed tomb at Hashihaka in Nara measured about a hundred paces in diameter, the measurement given for Himiko's grave.
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Masaaki Ueda argued that "Himiko's was a despotic state with a generalized slave system", while Mitsusada Inoue idealized Yamatai as a "balance of small states" with communal property and popular political expression.
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In Japanese historical and archeological periodization, the 2nd- and 3rd-century era of Queen Himiko was between late Yayoi period and early Kofun period.
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Himiko's legend has been used to market a variety of objects.
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Yoshinogari City and Sakurai City in Nara prefecture both employ images of Himiko to attract tourists, using images such as chibi Himiko-chan welcoming travelers to the region.
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Himiko is a character who appears occasionally in anime and video games.
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Queen Himiko contests take place in small towns offering cash prizes to women over the age of eighteen on the basis of charm and appearance.
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The proper name Himiko has been diversely applied, not only in Japanese society but in other realms such as astronomy.
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Himiko is a train on the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and a water bus of Tokyo Cruise Ship designed by Leiji Matsumoto.
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The name Himiko was given to a Lyman-alpha blob that was discovered in 2009.