- The
Emishi (蝦夷) (also
called Ebisu and Ezo),
written with
Kanji that
literally mean "shrimp barbarians,"
constituted an
ancient ethnic group of people...
- Soga no
Emishi (蘇我 蝦夷, 587 – July 11, 645) was a
statesman of the
Yamato imperial court. His
alternative names include Emishi (毛人) and
Toyora no Ōomi...
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resorted to
other means to
conquer the
Emishi.
Trade for
superior quality iron
wares and sake made the
Emishi dependent on the ****anese for
these valuable...
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northern areas from 658 to 660 and came into
contact with the
Mishihase and
Emishi. One of the
places Hirafu went to was
called Watarishima (渡島),
which is...
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southern Hokkaido (700–1200 CE) that has been
identified as
Emishi, as a ****anese-
Emishi mixed culture, as the
incipient modern Ainu, or with all three...
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These regions are
often referred to as
Ezochi (蝦夷地) and its
inhabitants as
Emishi (蝦夷) in
historical ****anese texts.
Official estimates place the
total Ainu...
- (吾妻, あづま) and
corresponded to the area of
Honshu occupied by the
native Emishi and Ainu. The area was
historically the Dewa and the
Michinoku regions,...
- of the Soga were no
longer satisfied to act
behind the scenes. Soga no
Emishi and his son Soga no
Iruka began to
build increasingly elaborate palaces...
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attacks were
launched by the
Yamato dynasty against the
Emishi with
little success. In June 787
Emishi cavalry led by
Aterui and More
surprised and routed...
- most
prominent chief of the
Isawa (胆沢) band of
Emishi in
northern ****an.[citation needed] The
Emishi were an
indigenous people of
North ****an, who were...
