Okimi

Around the 5th century, the title Daioh was established as the title of the chief (king) of the Yamato Kingdom, and was used in Japan until the 680 dynasty, when the compilation of the Asuka Kiyomihara Order began. In the early days, theories were divided as to whether the king was a king of a unified kingdom or not. In the early days, there were different theories as to whether he was the king of the unified kingdom. On the other hand, some say that this is just a Japanese term for "kimi" as a title of respect, and that "daiou" is a Chinese title originating from the gift of a royal title from China. [1]。There are many instances of the word "daiō" being used as a term of endearment for the emperor or the royal family.

Originally, the term "king" referred to the "Lord of Chuanyuan" in mainland China. The Zhou dynasty had the title of king as the only Son of Heaven to rule Tianxia, but the Yellow River civilization of North China However, some of the great powers of the Yangtze River civilization, which did not take kindly to standing in the wind of the Yellow River civilization countries of North China, had their monarchs take the title of king, such as Chuxia, Wu, and Yue. In the Warring States period, the monarchs of the great states that achieved territorial statehood among the Lords, the vassals of King Zhou, began to call themselves the only "kings" under heaven, replacing King Zhou. Later, when Qin King Qin Ying Zheng (the First Emperor) unified the Chinese world for the first time (221 BC), he used "emperor" instead of "king" which had lost its value. Later, when Qin was established (221 BC), "king" became a title given to the emperor's vassals (princes and kings) or to the heads of neighboring states who recognized the emperor's authority under heaven and showed their subservience to him (thus, for example, Xiongnu, the equal of Han). Xiongnu]], the sovereign of the Xiongnu, which was the counterpart of the Han Dynasty, was Single Yu and not a king).

The first appearance of a king title related to Japan is "King of Han" engraved on the gold seal that Guangwu Emperor gave to the king of Nakoku in 57.

Next, the word "King of Japan" can be seen for the first time in the article of the first year of the reign of Emperor An in the Book of the Later Han (107). As the An Emperor's Chronicle states, "King of Japan Suishō, etc.," this indicates the establishment of the nation of Japan, considering that the King of Japan was not a small regional state, but the "King of Japan" as the head of a regional federation of states.

Then, in a slightly lower period, Himiko (died 240 - 249) was also recognized by Wei as the united queen of Japan (the capital was Jamataikoku). There are theories (some disagree) that this regime of Himiko was the first Yamato Kingship.

There is a theory that Emperor Ingyō (Emperor Yunkyō), who is usually identified with Sai or Sei (濟) of the ancient Japanese Five kings of Wa, is the king in the inscription of the Inaridai Sword, whose gift the sword is, according to its inscription: 王賜□□, ('[the] king bestows ..'). There is a theory that it was not the "Great King".

In the case of King Wakatake (Emperor Yūryaku, or Emperor Yusei), who is compared to Takeshi, the inscription on Inariyama Sword, an iron burial weapon excavated from the Inariyama Kofun in Saitama Prefecture, reads, Kari-Katashike Daio. The inscription on an iron sword excavated in the Kumamoto Prefecture, from the Eta Funayama Kofun reads, Osamu Tenka Kari□□□□鹵大王. This suggests that the title Ji Tenka Daioh was born around this time, the late 5th century.

In Nihon Shoki, compiled in the Nara period (710-794), the title Daiō, fūshiki... appears in the period before the accession of Emperor Dōgi (Emperor Nintoku), but it is not clear whether the title was used from the time of Emperor Nintoku, long before its compilation. The word "daiō" first appears in the Ojinki, and then in the Yunkyōki, Yūryūki, Kensōki, and Jūtaiki.

The inscription on a "Personality Mirror", the Suda Hachiman Shrine Mirror in the collection of Sumida Hachiman Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture reads, "On the tenth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of the year of the King, when the King's younger brother was at the palace of Zishaga, he sent the two men of the Kaisaka Faijai to take the white upper and the same 200 droughts and made this mirror." (by Toshio Fukuyama). This mirror was made in the same way as the other mirrors. From this, it can be inferred that the title "Great King" was used in the year of the 60th year of the reign when the mirror was made, but there are several theories on the interpretation of the year of the 60th year of the reign, including AD 383, 443, 503, and 623. However, the exact date of use of the "Daewoong" inscription is not known. However, the exact date of use of the "Daewoong" inscription is not clear, as there are many characters that are not readily interpreted, including variants of the chronological The "Daewoong" inscription is not clear, as there are many characters that are not readily interpreted, including variants of the chronological

In the Sui Dynasty (581-618), the first mission to Sui China in the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Kai (600), described in the Sui Dynasty Book of Records as "俀王姓阿毎字多利思北孤 號阿輩雞彌". The name of the king of China, Tarishibekko, is thought to have been "Ahakemi," which means "great god". In the second Japanese missions to Sui China of the 3rd year of the reign of Emperor Daigyo (607), the title "Son of Heaven" was used in the national epistle, "日出處天子致書日沒處天子無恙云". However, it is thought that the "Ookimi" (Great King) and the "Amae-no-shitashiro-shime-su Ookimi" (Great King) were used in Japan.

In the inscription on the halo of the statue of Yakushi Nyorai in the Golden Hall of Hōryū-ji, built by Prince Shōtoku in the early 7th century, the names "Emperor Yōmei" (Great King), Emperor Suiko, and the "Aeme-no-shitashiro-shime-su Ookimi" (Great King) were used in Japan, suggesting that the title "Ame-no-shita-shironoshime-no-oh" was used (Suiko dynasty theory). However, the inscription itself uses words such as "Emperor" and "Holy King of the Eastern Palace" as well as Japanese expressions such as Dai Goshimono Teshigaki, suggesting that it is too early to be from the Suiko period, and the style of the inscription has an early Tang dynasty feel to it. In addition to the theory of the Suiko dynasty, there is another theory that the statue was made in the Suiko period. In addition to the Suiko dynasty theory, the Tenchi dynasty theory and the Tembu and Jito dynasties theory are also known.

In the Man'yōshū, "daiō" is the most common spelling, with 57 examples, and other spellings such as "o", "ō", "daiō", and "daiō" are also found. However, in all of these cases, the word is pronounced as "oh-kimi" or "oh-kimi," and there is no single example of the word "king" being pronounced as "kimi". There are only a few examples in the Man'yōshū of "Ookimi," in which the character for "kimi" is applied to the character for "kun," meaning a sovereign with a background of authority, such as in the poem "Good night, my great sovereign..." by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (Kakinomoto Maro). Hashimoto Tatsuo, examining the expressions found in both Kiki and Manyo poems, argues that the pillow word yasumi-shi means 'to rule the whole world', and was conceived based on Taoist doctrine as well as the emperor's title.

It is widely known that the notation Emperor' originates from the Emperor of Japan, who is regarded as the supreme god of the universe in Taoism brought from the continent.

In the Emperor of Japan, it is said to have been first published in the Nihon Shoki in September of the 16th year of the Suiko reign, "The Emperor of the East respectfully addresses the Emperor of the West. In addition, there is an article in the Tenjukoku Shūchō Mandala[2]、And in the preface to Kaifūsō, the emperor notation is used only for the period after Emperor Jitō.[3] In recent years, the latter is the most likely explanation. In recent years, the latter theory is considered more likely.

The adoption of "emperor" as an official description of a sovereign was most likely in the Tenmu dynasty. It is speculated that Tenmu may have followed the example of Gaozong of the Tang dynasty, who changed "emperor" to "emperor" in 674. The name "Emperor" is the name of the supreme god of the universe in ancient China, tian emperor, and is closely related to Taoism.

Shavings of Mokkan, in which characters such as "Otsu-ko", "Tsu-ko", and "Prince" can be seen, have been excavated from the Asuka-kyo site. These have been interpreted to refer to Prince Otsu, the son of Tenmu, and are thought to date from the 10th year of Tenmu (681) based on other wooden strips excavated at the same time.The fact that the prince notation was used in the 10th year of the Tenmu Era is thought to be proof that the emperor notation was used before that.

In addition, "Sumeramikoto" and "Sumeroki" are used for the word "emperor. There was a theory that "Sumeru" was a corruption of "to rule", but this theory was rejected by Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, and it is still unclear today.[lower-alpha 1][4]。In the Manyoshu, there are twelve known instances of the word "emperor," of which seven are "Okimi" and five are "Sumeroki. From a comparison of the meanings of the two words, it is clear that "Okimi" is used for the emperor of the day, while "Sumeroki" is used for past the emperors of the past and the god of the emperors. It is known that "Okimi" is used for the current emperor and "Sumeroki" is used for past List of emperors of Japan[5]。

• Suishō
• Emperor of Japan
• Kofun period
• Asuka period
• Five kings of Wa