Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Emperor Sujin

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Emperor Sujin

崇神天皇
alternative words: Sujin tenno, Sujintenno, Sujin tennou, Suijin
keywords: emperor , famous person
related topics: Yamato dynasty , Kojiki , Nihonshoki
explanation: Japanese 10th emperor. Also called "Hatsukunishirasu sumeramikoto" (1er emperor who governed the country), he had extended the territory of Yamato dynasty by sending his generals to 4 directions. He is the first emperor of whom accounts are enough rich on old history books to be credible. According to the theory of "horse ridding people", coming from Korean peninsula through Kyushu, he should be the leader of cavaliers who may have conquered the precedent dynasty.


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