Himiko

Himiko (卑弥呼, Himiko^? fallecida alrededor de 248) fue una reina chamán que gobernó Yamataikoku en el Antiguo Japón. Crónicas chinas como las Veinticuatro historias relatan las relaciones tributarias entre la reina Himiko y el reino de Cao Wei (220-265) y dichos registros señalan que el pueblo del período Yayoi la eligieron después de varias décadas de guerra entre los reyes de Wa. Los primeros registros japoneses no mencionan a Himiko, pero los historiadores la asocian con figuras legendarias como la Emperatriz Consorte Jingū quien fue regente (200-269) durante el mismo período que Himiko. Se ha suscitado un debate entre los eruditos sobre la identidad de Himiko y la ubicación de su reino Yamataikoku desde finales de la era Edo.

Referencias

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Enlaces externos

• Queen Himiko, Romance of the Three Kingdoms Encyclopedia
• Himiko, Britannica Online Encyclopedia
• Nara tomb discovery may stir debate over site of Queen Himiko's realm, The Japan Times, March 29, 2000
• Japan Heads of State, Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
• The Earliest Kofuns in the Southeastern Part of the Nara Basin, Noboru Ogata
• Model of Himiko's Palace, Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture (en japonés)
• Yomiuri Shimbun: Himikio -- 90% name recognition amongst primary school students in Japan, 2008.