Hayato people

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The Hayato (隼人), which is Japanese for "falcon-people", were a people of ancient Japan who lived in the Satsuma and Ōsumi regions of southern Kyushu during the Nara period. They frequently resisted the Yamato Kingship. After their subjugation, they became subjects of the government under Ritsuryō, and the Ministry of the Military maintained an office known as the Hayato-shi (隼人司) responsible for their governance. The name also came into use by samurai as a title, Hayato no suke (隼人助). In modern times, Hayato is a Japanese male given name.

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