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	Emperor Nintoku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Nintoku (仁徳天皇 Nintoku Tennō) was the 16th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
		No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor or to his reign, but he is considered to have ruled the country during the early 5th century CE.
		According to Nihonshoki, he was the fourth son of Emperor Ōjin and the father of Emperors Emperor Richū, Emperor Hanzei, and Emperor Ingyō.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Nintoku_of_Japan (205 words)

	Emperor Ingyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Ingyō (允恭天皇 Ingyō Tennō) was the 19th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
		No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor or to his reign, but he is believed to have ruled the country during the mid-5th century CE.
		According to Kojiki and Nihonshoki, he was the 4th son of Emperor Nintoku and his consort Iwanohime, and therefore a younger brother of his predecessor Emperor Hanzei.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Ingyo_of_Japan (187 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Japan
		On 31 March, 1908, the total population of Japan was 49,092,000 inhabitants; that of Formosa 3,155,005; and that of the Ainus (aborigines) 17,632.
		The seas which surround Japan are the Pacific Ocean on the east, the Sea of Okhotsk on the North, the Sea of Japan on the west, and the China Sea on the south.
		Fifteen are appointed by the emperor, the remaining twenty-five by the minister at the nomination of the former.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08297a.htm (17760 words)

	Kofun - TheBestLinks.com - Buddhism, Confucianism, Cavalry, Emperor Ojin of Japan, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Kofun - TheBestLinks.com - Buddhism, Confucianism, Cavalry, Emperor Ojin of Japan,...
		Kofun, Buddhism, Confucianism, Cavalry, Emperor Ojin of Japan, Emperor Nintoku...
		But some at the Yamato court--such as the Nakatomi (later known as Fujiwara) family, which was responsible for performing Shinto rituals at court, and the Mononobe, a military clan--were set on maintaining their prerogatives and resisted the alien religious influence of Buddhism.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Kofun.html (824 words)

	Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Japan was granted technical sovereignty over the region in 1951, but the United States continued to exercise day-to-day control.
		The Amami Group was returned to Japan in full in 1953, and over the next twenty years the administration of the remainder was gradually relaxed.
		Full authority was resumed by Japan in 1972; nevertheless, the United States continues to exercise considerable extraterritorial rights over several large military bases, a source of intense bitterness on the part of the local population, and considerable friction and ambivalence between the USA and Japan.
	www.hostkingdom.net /japan.html (1199 words)

	Emperor Ojin Tenno (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Ojin Emperor is believed by some to have been the King of the Hata Kingdom and conquered the Yamataikoku and married Himiko (Tenson clan).
		Ojin was the fifteenth Tenno, or emperor of Japan, the son of Emperor Chuai and Empress Jingo.
		According to the Nihon Shoki or Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan), he was carried in his mother's womb for the duration of her conquest of the three kingdoms of Korea.
	www.culdee.org /japan/emperorojin.html (449 words)

	creation_myths_in_korea_and_japan
		Compared to the collections in Japan, the ones in Korea are scanty and were compiled far later; most of the earlier works were destroyed during wars and invasions.
		The myth of the Sun Goddess Ama-terasu in Japan is a perfect example to support Kim's hypothesis: the myth of Ama-terasu has traces of shamanistic ritual and similarities to the legend of Yonorang and Syeonyo of Korea.
		Furthermore, Ama-terasu is associated with weaving: when attacked by Susa-no-wo in her sacred place, she was weaving "the garments of the Gods." Similarly, garments woven by Syeonyo restored the sunlight to Silla, although Yonorang represents the sun while Syeonyo is associated with the moon.
	www.meta-religion.com /World_Religions/Ancient_religions/Asia/creation_myths_in_korea_and_japan.htm (1946 words)

	List of Emperors of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dates for the first 28 emperors, and especially the first 16, are based on tradition.
		It is unlikely that the state of Japan was actually founded in 660 BC; see also Yamato period, Himiko.
		After his death he will be renamed Emperor Heisei.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Emperors_of_Japan (156 words)

	Week III: Part 2 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: JAPAN - THE ARCHAELOGICAL AGE
		In both, the Emperor offered pure food to the deities and consumed a ceremonial meal that the deiti es were thought to share.
		In early Japan, the kami were regarded with extreme awe and were strictly segregated from the secular world.
		Second, the gradual deification of the Emperor led to the establishment of an offic ial Shinto shrine.
	www.pitt.edu /~asian/week-4/week-4.html (1056 words)

	Learn Kendo Discussion :: View topic - 'KOFUN' (Tomb Mound Graves [round or keyhole shaped])...
		He was crowned 'EMPEROR of JAPAN' in 270 CE (?) at the age of 70, and reigned for 40 years until his death in 310 (lived to be 110 years old ??), although none of the dates around his Reign have any Historical Basis.
		According to Nihonshoki, NINTOKU was the fourth son of Emperor Ojin, and the father of Emperor Richu, Hanzei, and Ingyo.
		Emperor NINTOKU's Tomb (Oyama-Kofun), the Largest Tomb (of any kind) in the World, is located in SAKAI CITY, which is part of OSAKA.
	learnkendo.cheness.com /viewtopic.php?t=302 (3815 words)

	UCLA:Teaching about Japan - Classical Japan Overview
		In 57 C.E., for example, a delegation from Japan appeared at the court of the Chinese kingdom of Wei, a visit that earned Japan a place in The History of the Kingdom of Wei, the earliest historical account in which Japan is mentioned.
		Second, a Chinese-style government was created in Japan, with a central government, based first in Heijô (modern-day Nara) (710-794) and then in Heian (modern-day Kyoto) (794-1185), and a provincial administration that encompassed the entire country.
		For the latter, the Japanese adopted the Tang model, which assumed that the emperor owned all the land in the country and then distributed it on a per capita basis to all able-bodied men and women.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /eas/japan/classical/overview.htm (1572 words)

	Posthumous name - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The use of posthumous names was stopped in the Qin Dynasty, because Qin Shi Huangdi proclaimed that it is disrespectful for the descendants, or "later emperors" (嗣皇帝) to judge their elders, or the "prior emperors" (先帝).
		Starting with Emperor Xiaowen of Han China (more commonly "Emperor Wen"), every single Han emperor, except the final one of the Eastern Han, has the character of "filial" (孝 xiao4) at the beginning of his posthumous names.
		Although Korean emperors and kings had elaborate posthumous names, they are usually referred to by their temple names today.
	smartybrain.com /index.php/Shi_hao (975 words)

	Mike's History p 67 - Japan's Earliest Emperors.
		Emperor Jimmu was the legendary founder of the Japanese imperial throne.
		Emperor Nintoku, long after Emperor Jimmu, personified the model of the benevolent sage-king and became beloved for lessening the burdens on the people.
		Both of these selections from the Nihongi show the role of the emperor as a source of virtue and order, and as a center of the nation.
	www.galileolibrary.com /history/history_page_67.htm (1264 words)

	Emperors, Empresses, Shoguns and Rulers of Japan since 660 B.C. until Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Emperors and Empresses of Japan are of one single unbroken family-tree from the beginning of prehistory to -- whenever history ceases to be, or so people believe.
		Emperors and Empresses are usually referred to in their posthumous names.
		Emperor Go-Tsuchi ran away from the city, crossed the thin waterway, landed in Shikoku island and sought sanctuary at Ichijo clan's little domain in Tosa province.
	www.geocities.com /nobukaze23/nihon.htm (1546 words)

	Travelling to and in Japan
		This gorge is famous in Japan, but the concrete buildings hanging down from the cliffsides, as well as a road on one side and train line on the other kind of ruin the experience.
		In ancient Japan the capital used to change every time a new emperor took the throne, but due to the cost of this it was decided to establish a permanent capital at Nara.
		These include the oldest wooden pagoda in Japan (in the world?), the largest bronze Buddha statue in the world, and several other temples which are reached through nice walks through forested areas of the park.
	www.ravimontenegro.com /Japan/guides.html (3792 words)

	Your Stories
		The emperor Nintoku was a fierce warrior well-known for his conquests.
		He was a poor and simple villager who was devoted to his land and emperor even though he was considered the joke of the army.
		Nintoku’s guards whipped him regularly, yet every night before sundown, in his prayers he would ask Lord Buddha to protect his emperor and keep his land from harm.
	www.pitara.com /community/upage/stories/online.asp?unit=1 (684 words)

	Nintoku tomb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		This huge tomb, located in the Osaka area near the city of Sakai, is the largest in Japan and covers nearly 80 acres.
		According to legend, it was conceived and built by emperor Nintoku, who reigned, according to the Nihon shoki from 313 to 399.
		This attribution is questionable, as is Nintoku's eighty-six year reign.
	www.history.emory.edu /RAVINA/Multimedia_textbook/Ancient_pages/Nintoku_tomb.html (67 words)

	History of Tofu
		Not only was Nara a main center of Buddhism in Japan, it was near Japan's largest port city of the time, Sakai, which opened it to foreign influence, and it was a center of new developments in cooking.
		Sasa-no-yuki, probably Japan's most famous tofu restaurant, was founded in 1703 in Tokyo, and has been known since that time for its unequalled nigari silken tofu, made in the basement of the restaurant.
		The spirit with which tofu was traditionally made in Japan shared to a large extent the spirit of all the Japanese crafts (pottery, sword making, etc.) in which the daily work of the craftsman was regarded as a spiritual path and practice.
	www.thesoydailyclub.com /SFC/NFsoyfoods362.asp (5572 words)

	Category:Japanese emperors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		This category contains the Emperors and Empresses of Japan.
		The role of the Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) alternated between that of a high-rank cleric with largely symbolic powers and that of an actual imperial ruler, from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
		Under Japan's modern constitution, the emperor is now a largely titular head of state (see Politics of Japan).
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Category:Japanese_emperors (129 words)

	Learn Kendo Discussion :: View topic - JAPAN's early contact(s) with CHINA and KOREA...
		It was the Paekche who went to Japan to pick up one of their princes and put him on the throne for sake of continuing the war efforts with Silla/Tang.
		It was from the mouth of this Japanese Emmissary that Emperor Yangdi confirmed the existence of Ryukyu, an island to the southwest of Japan.
		The validity of the claim is usually a dispute, because Japan did not possess the metallergy for producing the kind of bronze or iron sword that Emperor Jimmu had used.
	learnkendo.cheness.com /viewtopic.php?t=295 (9444 words)

	Nintoku: The Wealth of the Emperor
		As a sub-theme of this argument is the exposition of the gradual evolution of Confucian principles and the spread of these principles across Japan.
		The key idea in Confucian political theory is that the emperor's principle role is to guarantee the welfare of the people.
		For the space of three autumns the people had plenty and the praises of the emperor's virtue filled the land, and the smoke of cooking was also thick.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/ANCJAPAN/NINTOKU.HTM (589 words)

	Study Aid #9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The emperor Qin Shihuangdi effectively united the Chinese for the first time in 221 BC and his primary architectural legacies were his recently rediscovered tomb near Xi'an (which was guarded by a great terra-cotta army) and the Great Wall which was strengthened and expanded over the next 2000 years.
		The native religion of Japan is called Shintoism and is oriented towards nature and ancestor worship.
		The Shinto Shrine at Ise is the holiest in Japan.
	www.drexel.edu /comad/Archsoc/Archsoc1/sa9.htm (377 words)

	Early Japan
		His successor, the Emperor Kobun, was usurped in a civil war that saw the rise of the Emperor Temmu (Hakuho) in 673.
		The emperor ordered a retaliatory expedition organized but this did not actually depart until 794 owing to logistical difficulties and the movement of the capital to Kyoto.
		The horse was imported to Japan sometime in the 4th or 5th Century, and quickly became a valuable commodity.
	www.samurai-archives.com /earlyjapan.html (4120 words)

	japanlinks
		Emperor Takakura (1161-1181) was married to the daughter of the Taira dictator Kiyomori but falls in love with a low-born court attendant called Kogo.
		Born 1155?, she married Emperor Takakura at the age of 11, gave birth to the future Emperor Antoku in 1178, and took the title Kenreimon'in in 1181.
		By the thirteenth century in Japan, heikyoku became popular among the upper classes and soon constituted the leading contemporary performing art form in fourteenth and fifteenth century Japan, only falling off during the chaos of the Warring States Period (16th century).
	www.ias.berkeley.edu /orias/japanlinks.html (1775 words)

	Emperor Seamounts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Emperor Seamounts are a chain of submerged volcanic mountains extending from the northwestern Hawaiian Islands in a northwesterly direction until approximately 170º east longitude where they trend north toward the tip of the Aleutian Islands and Kamchatka.
		The chain's name reflects the naming of many of its individual volcanoes for legendary and historic emperors of Japan (Daikakuji, Yuryaku, Kimmei, Nintoku and Suiko are examples).
		The Emperors are the submerged remnants of volcanic islands of what we now call the Hawaiian Islands and are part of the Hawaii-Emperor Seamount Chain.
	www.city-search.org /em/emperor-seamounts.html (399 words)

	My Ancestors The next 4 pag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The Emperor, afraid of the difficulty of the
		Emperor Bidatsu, her 1/2 brother on her father's side.
		emperor of Japan, ruled between 673 - 686 a.d.
	members.aol.com /uchuujin/mysenzo4.html (1554 words)

	pyramids japan, keyhole mounds, nintoku, prime meridian
		The Daisen Burial Mound (Emperor Nintoku), Daisencho, Sakai City, Osaka, Japan.
		Japan's keyhole-shaped mounds, called "keyhole mounds," are part of this ancient Pyramid Matrix system!
		More amazingly, this article reveals the deeper meaning of Japan's keyhole mounds and how the ancients ingeniously encrypted their calendar and concept of time in the basic design of the keyhole mound, and in a FIVE mound grouping in Sakai City (Osaka), Japan, leaving it for posterity.
	www.pyramidmatrix.com /pyramids_japan.htm (816 words)

	Randy's 'Favorite Getaways in Rural Japan' p 6
		In these earliest times, it was the custom of each new emperor or empress to establish a new palace in a new location, a practice due largely to beliefs that the house was defiled by the death of the emperor.
		In 795, the emperor's new palace was occupied.
		Perhaps the emperors brought this religious complexity to Omiwa, or perhaps the shamans of the Omiwa Clan were principals in the development of the original Shinto myths.
	ease.com /~randyj/rjjapan3.htm (6713 words)

	Japanese Arts, Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Nintoku: The Wealth of the Emperor From the Nihongi, Book XI.
		A short anecdote from a history of the Emperor Nintoku on the relationship of the wealth of the population in relationship to the wealth of the Emperor.
		Introduction to History of Japan's Literature A short history of literature from the eighth century to the present day.
	www.wacofdn.org /d2RjXzg4NjQ1.aspx (317 words)

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