Emishi

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The Emishi, Ebisu or Ezo (蝦夷; Japanese pronunciation: [é̞.mʲì.ɕì, é̞.bʲì.sɨ̀, è̞.bʲí.sɨ́, é̞.(d͡)zò̞]) were a group of people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region. The first mention of the Emishi in literature that can be corroborated with outside sources dates to the 5th century, in which they are referred to as máorén (Chinese: 毛人—, lit. 'hairy people') in Chinese records. Some Emishi tribes resisted the rule of various Japanese emperors during the Asuka, Nara, and early Heian periods (7th–10th centuries). The origin of the Emishi is disputed and continues to be a topic of discussion; however, some theories propose a connection to either the Zoku-Jōmon peoples of Japan that became the ancestors of the Ainu people, or pre-Yamato migrants. It has been posited that the Emishi may have either spoken a unique Japonic language similar to the Umpaku dialect, or a distinct language related to the Ainu languages, or both. Moreover, even though...

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