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Himiko and Japan's elusive chiefdom of Yamatai
1 online resource (xiii, 401 pages :) : illustrations, maps
Ancient texts and sources -- The Wei zhi and the Wa people -- The initial problem and three centuries of compounding it -- Travel by land and water to neighboring countries -- Han commanderies, Korean kingdoms, and Wei China -- Japan in transition from Yayoi to Kofun -- The Izumo-Yamato contention -- Himiko, shamans, divination, and other magic -- Mirrors and Himiko's allotment -- The Japanese view of the Wei zhi years -- The endless search for Yamatai -- Makimuku and the location of Yamatai.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-390) and index.