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  2. Aterui - Wikipedia

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    Aterui. Aterui (アテルイ, 阿弖流爲) (died 13 September 802 AD, in the 21 Enryaku era [clarification needed]) was the most prominent chief of the Isawa (胆沢) band of Emishi in northern Japan. [citation needed] The Emishi were an indigenous people of North Japan, who were considered hirsute barbarians by the Yamato Japanese. [citation ...

  3. Emishi - Wikipedia

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    The Emishi (also called Ebisu and Ezo), were a people who lived in parts of northern Honshū in present-day Japan, especially in the Tōhoku region.. The first mention of the Emishi in literature that can be corroborated with outside sources dates to the 5th century AD, [citation needed] in which they are referred to as máorén (毛人—"hairy people") in Chinese records.

  4. Former Nine Years' War - Wikipedia

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    In 1050, the general overseeing the Emishi was Abe no Yoritoki, who levied taxes and confiscated property on his own, rarely paying any heed to the wishes of the province's Governor. The Governor sent word to the capital in Kyoto asking for help, and as a result Minamoto no Yoriyoshi was appointed both Governor and commander-in-chief over ...

  5. Dewa Province - Wikipedia

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    Dewa Province (出羽国, Dewa no kuni) was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, [1] except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Ushū (羽州). Hiroshige ukiyo-e "Dewa" in "The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States ...

  6. Ainu people - Wikipedia

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    The Emishi may, however, have also included non-Ainu groups, which can either be associated with groups distantly related to the Ainu (Ainu-like groups) but forming their own ethnicity, or early Japonic-speakers outside the influence of the Yamato court. [89] The Emishi display clear material culture links to the Ainu of Hokkaido.

  7. Microsoft's Stock Buyback: History Says This Is the ... - AOL

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    Overall, history indicates that the buyback will have little impact on Microsoft's stock. While $60 billion sounds like a lot, it represents less than 2% of its shares outstanding and won't move ...

  8. Isawa Castle - Wikipedia

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    In use. early Heian period. Demolished. unknown. National Historic Site of Japan. Isawa Castle (胆沢城, Isawa-jō) was an early Heian period jōsaku -style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Ōshū, Iwate in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. The site was proclaimed a National National Historic Site in ...

  9. Abe no Yoritoki - Wikipedia

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    Abe no Yoritoki. Abe no Yoritoki (安倍頼時) (died 28 August 1057) was the head of the Abe clan of Emishi who were allowed to rule the six Emishi districts ( Iwate, Hienuki, Shiwa, Isawa, Esashi and Waga) in the Kitakami Basin [ ja] from Morioka to Hiraizumi in what is now Iwate Prefecture .