Sai of Wa (済) was a king of Wa in the middle of the

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). He was also known as Wa Osai. Father of Ko and Wu, he was one of the '' Wa''. He is considered to be the 19th Emperor Ingyo.

Records

Book of Liang

; The Biography of Liang : In the Book of Liang, the article on "Yamato" (梁書倭伝) states that his son Je stood up after the death of "Ya", and his son Xing stood up after his death.。

History of the Southern Dynasties

In the History of the Southern Dynasties, the article on the Japanese Kingdom (Nan shi wagu den) describes the contents of the Song Shu Chronicles.

Historical investigation

On the continuity between Je and Chin

In the article in the Sung Shu, Je takes the surname "Wa" (倭) as did the previous Japanese king Jin, but does not clarify his relationship to Jin. Since they do not name the continuation, there is a theory that Je and Chin were not close blood relatives, and since the Nihon Shoki shows a struggle in the succession to the throne after

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, the possibility of the existence of such a struggle over the throne is pointed out In addition, since the can be seen as a particularly powerful royal family in the Chin period, there is a theory that there were two royal forces at that time (

Mozu Kofun Cluster Mozu may refer to: Geography *Mozu (Bull-headed shrike) Japanese bird: *Mozu kofungun (百舌鳥古墳群) tombs in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture *Mozu Station (百舌鳥駅, Mozu-eki) railway station on the Hanwa Line in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefec ...

and

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), and that Je may have been a lineage of this Wazui 。

Comparison of the tombs

During the period of activity of the Five kings of Wa, the tombs of the great kings were constructed in the Mozu Tombs and

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Sakai City is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and inclu ...

, Habikino City,

Fujiidera 270px, The temple of Fujii-dera, after which the city is named is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 63,446 in 29501 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km². The total area ...

), and Je's tomb is assumed to be one of them."Wa" no Monogatari
(Headquarters Committee for the Promotion of the Mozu and Furuichi Tumulus Group World Cultural Heritage Registration, "Mozu and Furuichi Tumulus Group") These tombs are now designated as mausoleums by the Miyouchi Agency, so there is a lack of archaeological data to date them, but one theory compares them to the Ichinoyama Kofun (the current imperial tomb of Emperor Ingyo). Another archaeological source is the excavated from the (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture). (or Chin), since he is self-explanatory only by writing "Wang". It should be noted, however, that the iron sword from Inariyama burial mound inscription and the inscription are distinct from the "Great King" of the Inariyama Sword。

References

Bibliography

* 事典類 ** ** ** *** 坂元義種「倭の五王」、「済」。 ** ** - リンクは朝日新聞社「コトバンク」。 * その他文献 ** ** **

External links

漢籍電子文献資料庫
- 台湾中央研究院 Five kings of Wa Pages with unreviewed translations {{Yamatai