Himikoko/Himikuko (卑弥弓呼、卑彌弓呼, ひみここ/ひみくこ) (date of birth and death unknown) was a male king of Kununokuni, recorded in the Wajinden, a 3rd century figure from Wakoku (now Japan) in the 3rd century. Naitō Torajirō proposed the theory that he was Himikoso.^[1]

People

He had a disagreement with Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, which is located north of Kununokuni, and is recorded to have started a war with her in 247 (the 8th year of the Shōgen era according to the Wei calendar system).

According to various theories, he was Kumaso's chief^[1] (or Emishi chief^[2]), but details are unknown.

Original text

• 其南有狗奴國。男子爲王、其官有狗古智卑狗。不屬女王。
• 其八年、太守王頎到官。倭女王卑彌呼與狗奴國男王卑彌弓呼素不和、遺倭載斯・烏越等詣郡、說相攻擊狀。

Various theories

• Naito Konan, who advocates the Yamatai Honshu Theory, says that the name "Himiyumi-yoso" in the original text is not "Himiyumi-yoso yori" but "Himiyumi-yoso" and assumes that the "yoso" in the name refers to "the chiefs and others of the Assault The name "Yoboso" is assumed to refer to "the chiefs and others in the land of the term "Sokoku" refers to the area of Kumaso (southern part of Kyushu), and in addition to Naito, Arai Hakuseki, Shiratori Kurakichi, Tsuda Sokichi, Inoue Mitsusada, Kida Sadakichi and others also used Gunu as the name of Kumaso, and thus consider the same person to be a Kumaso figure. In addition to Naito, Arai and Yamada hold to the Yamatai Kyushu Theory, while Motoi, Shiratori, Tsuda, Inoue, Kida, and Yoshida hold to the Yamatai Kyushu Theory. The record of the same persons is limited to two references (#original text) in the Wajinden, which are inferred by Linguistics, History, and other approaches, respectively.
• Yamada Takao identifies Keno Province as Keno Province (the area around present-day Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture), and thus identifies the same person as a Maojin, or Emishi.
• Other scholars, such as Motoori Norinaga and Yoshida Togoh, have suggested that Gunnu-kuni was located in Iyo ProvinceKazahaya County, Kono Township (now Matsuyama City, Hojo).
• Ryūsaku Tsunoda, founder of the Columbia University Institute for the Study of Japanese Culture, translated Wei-shi-wajinden into English in 1951, using Himikuku or Pimikuku,^[3]. The latter rendering is in accordance with the theory of labial degeneration in Japanese (see Hagyo#Phonological History, section on Hagyo Tengyo). Other readings of Himikyūko include Himikyūko^[4]「Himikuko」,^[5] which some believe to be an error for Hikomiko (彦御子, male king)^[6][7]。
• The "Hikomiko (彦御子)" theory, introduced by the well-known researcher Yuichi Sato, is that "(卑弥弓呼)" is an error for "(卑弓弥呼)",^[6] and "彦御子", or "son of the emperor", which is synonymous with prince is a Common noun, which refers to Prince,^[8] and "Himiko" is also a common noun referring to "the emperor's daughter", synonymous with "Himiko" and Princess,^[9] would be a counterpart to "Himiko".^[6] Furthermore, the theory adopted by Sato goes beyond the meaning of the emperor's sons and daughters, and states that "Hikomiko" refers to a "male king" and "Himimiko" to a "queen".^[6][7]
• Some consider Hiyakyuu to be the king of Kennichibetsu (Kumaso) "Hayato", and call him Hisuteronomyi (in the Nihon shoki Hosuseri).^[10] Hoderi in hoshiromikoto means "fire burning brightly". According to Yozaburo Ishihara, Himiko has the characteristics of Himiko, and since he was a "male", the "bow" was probably added to the name. He may have been good with the bow, or he may have been a king who excelled at speed and rapid attack, as with the bow.