Kununokuni (狗奴国)(Kunu no kuni/kunukoku [1] [2]、Kuna no Kuni [3]/Kunakoku [4]、Konanokuni / Konakoku) was a Japanese country that was in conflict with Yamatai, which is mentioned in the " Wajinden" in the " Book of Wei" in the Chinese history book " Records of the Three Kingdoms" (by Chen Shou of the Western Jin Dynasty) of the Three Kingdoms period.
Wakoku in the 3rd century, located in the south where Yamataikoku ends. Its name suggests that it was originally a branch of Nakoku. [5] There is also a Shiga Island. As the knob on the gold seal excavated on Shika Island was a Snake, Nukuni was a nation of tribes that believed in dragons and snakes ( Sea People (Japan), broadly speaking Yayoi people), whereas Nukuni was named after a tribe of people who believed in the dog-wolf religion ( Jomon people). [6]。In fact, the Ngu-barking, Inu-mai, and Tsukiboshi beliefs were prominent in southern Kyushu.
There was a male king Himikoko, and his official was Kukochihiko. Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, and Himikoko were in a state of battle, saying that they were "not at peace from the bare minimum," and it was during this battle that Himiko died.
Hisao Houga explains that the "kuma" of Kumaso represents the totem of "bear" (熊), and that the Habaku Kumawashi eagle and others who fought against Jingō are the names of the "bear" and "eagle" or the ".... The eagle is strong and healthy. He also has wings on his body, and flies well and high...". The theory that he was a descendant of the Itokoku royal family and the Imperial family was also proposed. He also refuted the theory of Tsuda Yokichi and others, and assumed that Gūnakuni represented the totem of the "dog" and was the land of the Jōmon people, who believed in the dog-wolf and had a legend of the ancestors of the dog-wolf beast. The Hayato, meaning "barkers" (people who bark like dogs), advocated that the descendants of the Nigunokuni were the Hayato people. [7]。
In both cases, the place names "Kuno (久野)" or "Kuno (久能)" are found all over the country, so it is meaningless to search for a candidate location in Gunnu Province based on place names alone.
There are three theories depending on interpretation.
The theory of "Southern Kyushu" is based on the fact that the "Weilüe|Wei Oryaku]" says "south of the Queen Country", which means that it was located "south of the Queen Country".
There are two theories, one according to Wei Wei and the other according to the Later Han shu.
Just as there are various theories about the relationship between Yamato Kingship and the Yamatai, there are also conflicting theories about what happened to the Kununokuni Kingdom afterwards.
Kununokuni (狗奴国)(Kunu no kuni/kunukoku [1] [2]、Kuna no Kuni [3]/Kunakoku [4]、Konanokuni / Konakoku) was a Japanese country that was in conflict with Yamatai, which is mentioned in the " Wajinden" in the " Book of Wei" in the Chinese history book " Records of the Three Kingdoms" (by Chen Shou of the Western Jin Dynasty) of the Three Kingdoms period.
Wakoku in the 3rd century, located in the south where Yamataikoku ends. Its name suggests that it was originally a branch of Nakoku. [5] There is also a Shiga Island. As the knob on the gold seal excavated on Shika Island was a Snake, Nukuni was a nation of tribes that believed in dragons and snakes ( Sea People (Japan), broadly speaking Yayoi people), whereas Nukuni was named after a tribe of people who believed in the dog-wolf religion ( Jomon people). [6]。In fact, the Ngu-barking, Inu-mai, and Tsukiboshi beliefs were prominent in southern Kyushu.
There was a male king Himikoko, and his official was Kukochihiko. Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, and Himikoko were in a state of battle, saying that they were "not at peace from the bare minimum," and it was during this battle that Himiko died.
Hisao Houga explains that the "kuma" of Kumaso represents the totem of "bear" (熊), and that the Habaku Kumawashi eagle and others who fought against Jingō are the names of the "bear" and "eagle" or the ".... The eagle is strong and healthy. He also has wings on his body, and flies well and high...". The theory that he was a descendant of the Itokoku royal family and the Imperial family was also proposed. He also refuted the theory of Tsuda Yokichi and others, and assumed that Gūnakuni represented the totem of the "dog" and was the land of the Jōmon people, who believed in the dog-wolf and had a legend of the ancestors of the dog-wolf beast. The Hayato, meaning "barkers" (people who bark like dogs), advocated that the descendants of the Nigunokuni were the Hayato people. [7]。
In both cases, the place names "Kuno (久野)" or "Kuno (久能)" are found all over the country, so it is meaningless to search for a candidate location in Gunnu Province based on place names alone.
There are three theories depending on interpretation.
The theory of "Southern Kyushu" is based on the fact that the "Weilüe|Wei Oryaku]" says "south of the Queen Country", which means that it was located "south of the Queen Country".
There are two theories, one according to Wei Wei and the other according to the Later Han shu.
Just as there are various theories about the relationship between Yamato Kingship and the Yamatai, there are also conflicting theories about what happened to the Kununokuni Kingdom afterwards.