Empress Jingū

Empress Jingū was the consort of the 14th Emperor Chūai. Following Emperor Chūai's demise, she served as regent for approximately 70 years until her son Emperor Ōjin ascended to the throne.

She is one of the figures who has not been ruled out as possibly being Himiko. After Emperor Chūai's demise, while pregnant with Emperor Ōjin, she led an expedition to the Korean Peninsula and subjugated Silla. The Nihon Shoki contains several descriptions of her performing divination, which indeed makes the connection seem plausible.

Due to her success in giving birth to and raising Emperor Ōjin under difficult circumstances, she became a symbol for prayers related to safe childbirth and child-rearing. Her portrait became Japan's first portrait banknote.

 

However, there is a theory that Taburatsu-hime, a priestess-queen whom Empress Jingū defeated during the subjugation of the Kumaso, was a descendant of the Queen of Yamatai. With the defeat of Taburatsu-hime, northern Kyushu came under the control of the Yamato authority, marking the completion of nationwide unification.



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