Emishi

Also known as Ebisu

The were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.

Key facts

Surname.name: Emishi
Surname.image_size: 180px
Surname.region: Japan
Surname.origin: Japanese
Military conflict.conflict: Thirty-Eight Years' War
Military conflict.image: 300px|Reconstructed south gate of Taga Castle
Military conflict.caption: Reconstructed south gate of Taga Castle.
Military conflict.date: 774–812
Military conflict.place: Tōhoku region, Japan
Military conflict.result: Dynasty victory
Military conflict.combatant1: Yamato
Military conflict.combatant2: Emishi

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Etymology
History
Battles with Yamato army
Thirty-Eight Years' War
Abe clan, Kiyowara clan and the Northern Fujiwara
Ethnic relations
Emishi–Ainu
Emishi–Izumo/Zuzu Japanese
In popular culture
See also
Notes
References
Works cited
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The were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.

The first mention of the Emishi in literature that can be corroborated with outside sources dates to the 5th century, in which they are referred to as () in Chinese records. Some Emishi tribes resisted the rule of various Japanese emperors during the Asuka, Nara, and early Heian periods (7th–10th centuries).