Sai of Wa () was a king of Wa in the middle of the 5th century (Kofun era).[1] He was also known as Wa Osai.[1]

Sai of Wa
King of Wa
PredecessorChin of Wa
SuccessorKo of Wa
IssueKo of Wa, Bu of Wa
Posthumous name
Emperor Ingyo?
Genealogy of the Five kings of Wa and Emperors
Book of Song Book of Liang
San of Wa
(421, 425 ce)
Chin of Wa
(438 ce)
Sai of Wa
(443, 451 ce)
Ko of Wa
(462 ce)
Bu of Wa
(478 ce)
San of WaChin of Wa
Sai of Wa
Ko of WaBu of Wa
Genealogy of Emperors in Nihon Shoki

(Numbers in parentheses are Japanese epithets)

15 Ojin
(誉田別)
16 Nintoku
(大鷦鷯)
17 Richū
(去来穂別)
18 Hanzei
(瑞歯別)
19 Ingyō
(雄朝津間稚子宿禰)
Ichinobe no OshiwaKinshari20 Ankō
(穴穂)
21 Yūryaku
(大泊瀬幼武)

Father of Ko and Wu, he was one of the Wa. He is considered to be the 19th Emperor Ingyo.

Records

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Book of Liang

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The Biography of Liang
In the Book of Liang, the article on "Yamato" (梁書倭伝) states that his son Je stood up after the death of "Ya", and his son Xing stood up after his death.[2]

History of the Southern Dynasties

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In the History of the Southern Dynasties, the article on the Japanese Kingdom (Nan shi wagu den) describes the contents of the Song Shu Chronicles.

Table of Changes in the General Names of Koguryo Kings, Baekje Kings, and Japanese Kings[3]
Year Goguryeo Baekje Wa
317 Eastern Jin
372 Geunchogo of Baekje
386 Jinsa of Baekje
413 Jangsu of Goguryeo
416 Jangsu of Goguryeo Jeonji of Baekje
420 Liu Song dynasty
Jeonji of Baekje
421 San of Wa
438 Chin of Wa
443 Sai of Wa
451 Sai of Wa
457 Gaero of Baekje
462 Ko of Wa
463 Jangsu of Goguryeo
478 Bu of Wa
479 Southern Qi
Bu of Wa
480 Jangsu of Goguryeo Moudu
490 Dongseong of Baekje
494 Munjamyeong of Goguryeo
502 Liang dynasty
Munjamyeong of Goguryeo Dongseong of Baekje Bu of Wa

Historical investigation

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On the continuity between Je and Chin

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In the article in the Sung Shu, Je takes the surname "Wa" (倭) as did the previous Japanese king Jin, but does not clarify his relationship to Jin. Since they do not name the continuation, there is a theory that Je and Chin were not close blood relatives, and since the Nihon Shoki shows a struggle in the succession to the throne after Emperor Nintoku, the possibility of the existence of such a struggle over the throne is pointed out [4] In addition, since the Wazui [ja] can be seen as a particularly powerful royal family in the Chin period, there is a theory that there were two royal forces at that time (Mozu Kofun Cluster and Furuichi Kofun Cluster), and that Je may have been a lineage of this Wazui [4]

Comparison of the tombs

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During the period of activity of the Five kings of Wa, the tombs of the great kings were constructed in the Mozu Tombs and Furuichi Kofun Cluster (Osaka Prefecture, Sakai City, Habikino City, Fujiidera), and Je's tomb is assumed to be one of them.[5] These tombs are now designated as mausoleums by the Miyouchi Agency, so there is a lack of archaeological data to date them, but one theory compares them to the Ichinoyama Kofun (the current imperial tomb of Emperor Ingyo).

Another archaeological source is the "Gift of Wang" excavated from the Inaridai Kofun Group (Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture). (or Chin), since he is self-explanatory only by writing "Wang".[6][7] It should be noted, however, that the iron sword from Inariyama burial mound inscription and the iron sword from Etafuneyama burial mound [ja] inscription are distinct from the "Great King" of the Inariyama Sword[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b 倭王済(日本人名大辞典).
  2. ^ 井上秀雄 (1974-12-01). 東アジア民族史 1-正史東夷伝. 東洋文庫264. 平凡社. pp. 315–319. ISBN 4582802648.
  3. ^ Mori, Kimiyuki; 森公章 (2010). Wa no Goō : 5-seiki no Higashi Ajia to Waō gunzō (1-han ed.). Tōkyō: Yamakawa Shuppansha. ISBN 978-4-634-54802-2. OCLC 609537044.
  4. ^ a b c 河内春人 2018, pp. 73–119.
  5. ^ "Wa" no Monogatari (Headquarters Committee for the Promotion of the Mozu and Furuichi Tumulus Group World Cultural Heritage Registration, "Mozu and Furuichi Tumulus Group")
  6. ^ Mori Kosho 2010, pp. 51–55.
  7. ^ Kouchi Haruhito 2018, pp. 73–119.

Bibliography

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See also

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