People / group
Wa (Japan)
Wa was the name used in Chinese and Korean sources for the people and polities of the Japanese archipelago from the first centuries CE. Chinese histories describe Wa rulers such as Himiko sending embassies, and Korean sources record Wa as allies of Baekje and enemies of Silla and Goguryeo. From the eighth century the Japanese court replaced the name with Nihon.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wa (Japan). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wa-japan
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