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Table of Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Ancient Texts and Sources Chapter 2 The Wei Zhi and the Wa People Chapter 3 The Initial Problem and Three Centuries of Compounding it Chapter 4 Travel by Land and Water to Neighboring Countries Chapter 5 Han Commanderies, Korean Kingdoms and Wei China Chapter 6 Japan in Transition from Yayoi to Kofun Chapter 7 The Izumo-Yamato Contention Chapter 8 Himiko, Shamans, Divination and Other Magic Chapter 9 Mirrors and Himiko¿s Allotment Chapter 10 The Japanese View of the Wei Zhi Years Chapter 11 The Endless Search for Yamatai Chapter 12 Makimuku and the Location of Yamatai List of Abbreviations Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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Yamatai (Japan).
Himiko, 3rd cent.
Japan -- History -- To 645.