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Who was Queen Himiko and why was she important?

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According to Japanese legend, Himiko was the daughter of the emperor Suinin (fl. 1st century bc–1st century ad), who gave her custody of the sacred mirror, symbol of the sun goddess. In 5 bc she supposedly enshrined the mirror at Ise, a city of present Mie Prefecture.

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