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Himiko or Pimiko (卑弥呼, c. 170–248 AD) was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in ancient Wa (Japan). Early Chinese dynastic histories chronicle tributary relations between Queen Himiko and the Cao Wei Kingdom (220–265), and record that the Yayoi period people chose her as ruler following decades of warfare among the kings of Wa. Early Japanese histories do not mention Himiko, but historians associate her with legendary figures such as Empress Consort Jingū, who was Regent (c. 200–269) in roughly the same era as Himiko. Scholarly debates over the identity of Himiko and the location of her domain Yamatai have raged since the late Edo period, with opinions divided between northern Kyūshū or traditional Yamato province in present-day Kinki. "The Yamatai controversy", writes Keiji Imamura (1996:188), is "the greatest debate over the ancient history of Japan."
Himiko was a 3rd-century ruler of Yamataikoku, a kingdom in Japan.
Himiko may also refer to:
- Himiko (Lyman-alpha blob), in astronomy, a Lyman-alpha blob at red-shift z=6.6
- Himiko (film), a 1974 Japanese film
- House of Himiko, a 2005 Japanese film
- Legend of Himiko, an anime/manga series and computer game
- Mitsuoka Himiko, a type of automobile
- Himiko Kudo or Himiko Kudou, a character in the anime/manga series GetBackers
Himiko is a large gas cloud found at redshift of z=6.6 that predates similar Lyman-alpha blobs. At time of discovery, researchers said it "may represent the most massive object ever discovered in the early universe." It is located in Cetus at redshift z=6.595, about 12.9 billion light years from Earth, or about miles ( kilometers).
Himiko is a 1974 Japanese fantasy- drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival Feature Film Competition.