Achi no omi
Hanja
阿知使主
Revised RomanizationAchi-no-omi
McCune–ReischauerAchi-no-omi

Achi no omi (阿知使主, 3rd century – 5th century) a Toraijin, was the founder of the "Yamato no Aya clan (東漢氏)" who settled in Japan with his son Tsuga no omi.[1] His name is also recorded as 阿知吉師. He is considered one of the three most influential Toraijins alongside Yuzuki no Kimi and Wani during the Kofun period.

From the Nihon Shoki (289 AD):

20th year, Autumn, 9 month. Achi no omi, ancestor of the Atahe of the Aya of Yamato, and his son Tsuga no omi immigrated to Japan, bringing with them a company of their people of seventeen districts.[2]

According to Shoku Nihongi, It is said that he was the great-grandson of Emperor Ling of Han.

However, older documents such as the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki state that Achi no omi and his clan, the Yamato no Aya clan had originated from the kingdom of Baekje.[3] Much like the Hata clan, modern Japanese historians also state that historical and archeological evidence allude to Korean origins (specifically of Baekje), therefore in recent times, Achi no omi and his ancestry is generally perceived as Korean in Japan.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Shinsen Shōjiroku
  2. ↑ Nihon Shoki X:13; p.264
  3. ↑ 『古代国家と天皇』創元社、1957年
  4. ↑ Takaoka, Nobuyuki; 片岡, 伸行 (31 July 2023). "神々のルーツ　明日香の地と「今木神」 – 全日本民医連". www.min-iren.gr.jp (in Japanese). Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions (全日本民主医療機関連合会).
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