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神武東征
じんむとうせい
1. [n] [leg]
▶ Emperor Jimmu's eastern expedition (starting in Hyuga in 607 BCE, ending with the unification of Yamato)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1364870 神武 1. Emperor Jimmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan



History:
3. A 2021-10-16 10:29:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2021-10-16 08:34:47  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Oops, didn't mean to self-approve.
1. A 2021-10-16 06:29:02  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
wiki
not an entry in any of the kokugos, but mentioned in the 東征 entries of nikk, koj and gakkoku.
神武東征 	10757
神武の東征	333


Re: the English name:
britannica: "Japanese chronicles record Jimmu's expedition eastward from Hyuga in 607 bc along Japan's Inland Sea, subduing tribes as he 
went and ending in Yamato,"

https://www.city.kashihara.nara.jp 
Legend has it that Emperor Jimmu overcame seemingly impossible odds to reach Kashihara in his conquest to the East ...

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