What is Yamatai?
The '''Yamatai''' was the strongest country in Wa, beginning from the early [[2nd century]] to the end of the [[3rd century]]. Wa is the oldest written name of [[Japan]]. The Wei Zhi Worenshuan is a [[Chinese language|Chinese]] text that tells about this country. Yamatai came into being when about 30 smaller parts of Japan of that time united under a [[queen]] named [[Himiko]]. Yamatai is also famous for trading with Wei, which is a Chinese [[dynasty]]. No one knows where the Yamatai can be found. Some [[archaeologist]]s [[dispute]] whether the Yamatai Kingdom was located in northern [[Kyushu]] or in the central [[Kinki]] region. [[Category:History of Japan]] [[Category:Former countries in Asia]] {{history-stub}}