Yamato clan

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 the Nihon Shoki. The name fuhito comes from their occupation as scribes. They were descended from Prince Junda (Junda Taishi) who died in 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]

Yamato clan
和
Parent houseBuyeo clan (扶餘氏)
TitlesVarious
FounderPrince Junda
Founding year6th century

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.[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
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Prince Junda (淳陀太子) "Junda-taishi" (c.480–513) - son of King Mureyong who settled in Japan
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Hōshi no kimi (法師君) (c.510–?) - 
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Osuriki no kimi (雄蘇利紀君) (c.540–?) -
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Yamato no Unara (和宇奈羅) (c.570–?) - 
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Yamato no Awakatsu (和栗勝) (c.600–?) - 
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Yamato no Kiyotari (和浄足) (c.630–?) - 
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Yamato no Takesuke (和武助) (c.660–?) - 
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Yamato no Ototsugu (和乙継) (c.690–?) - 
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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
  1. Ōuchi family tree, Ō uchi Tatarashi fuch ō (大内多々良氏譜牒)
  2. Shinsen Shōjiroku
  3. Guardian.co.uk
  4. Nihon Shoki Chapter 17
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