Emperor Sujin
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Emperor Sujin, also known as Mimakiirihikoinie no Mikoto in the Kojiki, and Mimakiiribikoinie no Sumeramikoto or Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto in the Nihon Shoki was the tenth Emperor of Japan. While
Emperor Sujin
Andonyama kofun (alleged burial site of the Emperor)
Nihon Shoki
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The Nihon Shoki or Nihongi, sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history. It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and
Emperor Sujin
…Mimakiirihikoinie no Mikoto (御眞木入日子印恵命) in the Kojiki, and Mimakiiribikoinie no Sumeramikoto (御間城入彦五十瓊殖天皇) or Hatsukunishirasu Sumeramikoto (御肇國天皇) in the Nihon Shoki was the tenth Emperor of Japan. While Sujin is the first emperor whose existence historians widely accept, he is still referred to as a "legendary…
Page from a copy of the Nihon Shoki, early Heian period (c. 9th century)
The Nihon Shoki entry of 15 April 683 CE (Tenmu 12th year), when an edict was issued mandating the use of copper coins rather than silver coins, an early mention of Japanese currency. Excerpt of the 11th century edition.
Amaterasu cave crop
Kuniteru Gozu dragon