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2. List of emperors of Japan - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] [3] There are several theories as to who was the first Japanese ruler supported by historical evidence: notable candidates are Emperor Yūryaku (r. 456–479) and Emperor Kinmei (r. 539–571), among others. [4] [5] The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century AD.

3. Emperor of Japan - Wikipedia

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   Originally, the ruler of Japan was known as either 大和大王 / 大君 (Yamato-ōkimi, "Grand King of Yamato"), 倭王 / 倭国王 (Wa-ō/Wakoku-ō, "King of Wa", used externally) or 治天下大王 (Ame-no-shita shiroshimesu ōkimi or Sumera no mikoto, "Grand King who rules all under heaven", used internally) in Japanese and Chinese sources ...

4. Imperial House of Japan - Wikipedia

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   The earliest historic written mentions of Japan were in Chinese records, where it was referred to as Wa (倭 later 和), which later evolved into the Japanese name of Wakoku (倭國). Suishō (帥升, ca. 107 CE) was a king of Wa, the earliest Japanese monarch mentioned in Volume 85 of the Book of the Later Han from 445 CE.

5. Watch a Trailer for the Upcoming Epic Period Drama 'Shōgun'

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   The new historical show stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, ... given to military rulers of Japan from 1192 until 1867. ... The first two episodes will air on February 27, 2027, and there will be ...

6. List of rulers of Japan - Wikipedia

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   Nominal rulers Effective powers c Foundation–Heian period: Emperors, 660 BC (traditional)–present Emperors Soga clan, 530s–645 Fujiwara clan, 850s–1070 Minamoto clan, 960s–1192 Taira clan, 1160s–1185 Nara Kyoto: Kamakura period: Minamoto no Yoritomo, 1147–1199 Kamakura shōguns (successors of Minamoto clan), 1192–1333

7. Daimyo - Wikipedia

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   A map of the territories of the Sengoku daimyo around the first year of the Genki era (1570 AD). Daimyo (大名, daimyō, Japanese pronunciation: ⓘ) were powerful Japanese magnates, [1] feudal lords [2] who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.

8. Family tree of Japanese monarchs - Wikipedia

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   The reign of Emperor Kinmei (c. 509 –571 AD), the 29th emperor, [4] is the first for which the contemporary historiography is able to assign verifiable dates. [5] However, the conventionally accepted names and dates of the early emperors were not to be confirmed as "traditional" until the reign of Emperor Kanmu (737–806), the 50th sovereign ...

9. Emperor Jimmu - Wikipedia

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   Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu-tennō) was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. [2] His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC. [6] [7] In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, through her grandson Ninigi, as well as a descendant of the storm god Susanoo.