Yamato no Fuhito clan
| Yamato no Fuhito clan 和 | |
|---|---|
| Parent house | Buyeo clan (扶餘氏) |
| Titles | Various |
| Founder | Prince Junda |
| Founding year | 6th century |
The Yamato clan (和氏) also known as "Yamato no Fuhito" (和史) was an immigrant clan active in Japan since the Kofun period (250–538), according to the history of Japan laid out in Nihon Shoki. The name fuhito comes from their occupation as scribes. They were descended from Prince Junda (Junda-taishi) who died 513 in Japan. He was a son of the 25th King of Baekje, Mureyong. His brother Seong became the 26th king of Baekje and his nephew Prince Imseong also settled in Japan.[1][2]
In 2001, Emperor Akihito told reporters "I, on my part, feel a certain kinship with Korea, given the fact that it is recorded in the Chronicles of Japan that the mother of Emperor Kammu [Niigasa] was of the line of King Muryong of Baekje."[3] It was the first time that a Japanese emperor publicly acknowledged Korean blood in the imperial line. According to the Shoku Nihongi, Niigasa is a descendant of Prince Junda, son of Muryeong, who died in Japan in 513.[4]
Family Tree
King Mureyong of Baekje (武寧王) (462–523) - called Semakishi (嶋君)/King Shima (斯麻王) because he was born on the island of Kyushu ┃ Prince Junda (淳陀太子) "Junda-taishi" (c.480–513) - son of King Mureyong who settled in Japan ┃ Hōshi no kimi (法師君) (c.510–?) - ┃ Osuriki no kimi (雄蘇利紀君) (c.540–?) - ┃ Yamato no Unara (和宇奈羅) (c.570–?) - ┃ Yamato no Awakatsu (和栗勝) (c.600–?) - ┃ Yamato no Kiyotari (和浄足) (c.630–?) - ┃ Yamato no Takesuke (和武助) (c.660–?) - ┃ Yamato no Ototsugu (和乙継) (c.690–?) - ┃ Takano no Asomi Niigasa (高野新笠) (c.720–790) - daughter of Ototsugu, concubine of Emperor Kōnin, mother of Emperor Kanmu
See also
References
- ^ Ōuchi family tree, Ō uchi Tatarashi fuch ō (大内多々良氏譜牒)
- ^ Shinsen Shōjiroku
- ^ Guardian.co.uk
- ^ Nihon Shoki Chapter 17