States of the Wajinden

Yamatai or Yamatai-koku is the Sino-Japanese name of an ancient country in Wa (Japan) during the late Yayoi period The Chinese text Records of the Three Kingdoms first recorded the name as () or () (using reconstructed Eastern Han Chinese pronunciations) followed by the character for "country", describing the place as the domain of Priest-Queen (died ). Generations of Japanese historians, linguists, and archeologists have debated where Yamatai was located and whether it was related to the later .

right|thumb|200px|The King of Na gold seal granted to the king of Nakoku by [[Emperor Guangwu of Han.]] thumb|map illustrating the path from the Daifang Commandery|Daifeng commandery to [[Yamatai, and its distances in the Wajinden.]] right|thumb|200px|The golden block seal at Kin-in Park in Shikanoshima Island was a state which was located in and around modern-day Fukuoka City, on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, from the 1st to early 3rd centuries. Much of what is known about it comes from ancient records of both China and Japan.

Wa-koku (倭國, literally "Wa-nation") was the name used by early imperial China and its neighbouring states to refer to the nation usually identified as Japan. There are various theories regarding the extent of power of the early kings of Japan. According to the Book of Sui and the History of the Northern Dynasties, its borders were five months from east to west and three months from north to south. The Wajin appear in historical documents such as the Book of Han and the Geographical Survey of Japan from around the 2nd century BC. In the late 7th century, the Yamato kingdom, which had been calle

thumb|map illustrating the path from the Daifang Commandery|Daifeng commandery to [[Yamatai, and its distances in the Wajinden.]] is one of the countries in Wa-koku, which appears in Chinese historical books such as Wajinden. It is said to be located 500 ri southeast of Matsurokoku, in the Yamato era, in the Prefecture of Ito (Ito no Agata), now Fukuoka Prefecture Itoshima City and part of Fukuoka City (formerly ).

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