Himiko

Himiko (? - 248) is a queen ruler of what is called Yamataikoku probably either in Yamato province or in the North Kyushu in Japan.

According to an ancient Chinese history book, Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, which contains the only record about her, Himiko was a shaman who controlled the mind of people by her paranomal abilities. Nihonshoki, an old Japanese history book, notes that Himiko is actually Empress Jingu, the mother of Emperor Ojin, which however historians disagree with. Some speculate that she is conflated with Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess.

Himiko never married and it is recorded that her younger brother assisted her as a political advisor. She was said to have a thousand female servants and never appeared in public.

In circa, 188, Himiko ascended to paramountcy and in 248 she died.

The precise pronunciation of her name is unknown.