(Kunu no kuni/kunukoku、Kuna no Kuni/Kunakoku、Konanokuni / Konakoku) was a Japanese country that was in conflict with Yamatai, which is mentioned in the "Wajinden" in the "Book of Wei" in the Chinese history book "Records of the Three Kingdoms" (by Chen Shou of the Western Jin Dynasty) of the Three Kingdoms period.
Outline
Wakoku in the 3rd century, located in the south where Yamataikoku ends. Its name suggests that it was originally a branch of Nakoku. There is also a Shiga Island. As the knob on the gold seal excavated on Shika Island was a Snake, Nukuni was a nation of tribes that believed in dragons and snakes (, broadly speaking Yayoi people), whereas Nukuni was named after a tribe of people who believed in the dog-wolf religion (Jomon people).。In fact, the Ngu-barking, Inu-mai, and Tsukiboshi beliefs were prominent in southern Kyushu.
There was a male king Himikoko, and his official was Kukochihiko. Himiko, the queen of Yamatai, and Himikoko were in a state of battle, saying that they were "not at peace from the bare minimum," and it was during this battle that Himiko died.
Hisao Houga explains that the "kuma" of Kumaso represents the totem of "bear" (熊), and that the Habaku Kumawashi eagle and others who fought against Jingō are the names of the "bear" and "eagle" or the ".... The eagle is strong and healthy. He also has wings on his body, and flies well and high...". The theory that he was a descendant of the Itokoku royal family and the Imperial family was also proposed. He also refuted the theory of Tsuda Yokichi and others, and assumed that Gūnakuni represented the totem of the "dog" and was the land of the Jōmon people, who believed in the dog-wolf and had a legend of the ancestors of the dog-wolf beast. The Hayato, meaning "barkers" (people who bark like dogs), advocated that the descendants of the Nigunokuni were the Hayato people.。
Theories on location
In both cases, the place names "" or "" are found all over the country, so it is meaningless to search for a candidate location in Gunnu Province based on place names alone.
Zainan theory
There are three theories depending on interpretation.
The theory that interprets the description in Wei-Shi-Wa-jin-Den that Gu-no-Kuni was south of "the end of the queen's boundary" as being in the south from the countries centering on Yamataikoku. The theory that interprets the description of Nukuni as being located "south of Nukuni" from the fact that Nukuni is the last of the 21 countries listed in the "Queen's Boundary Ends" section of Wei Shi-Wa-jin Den. The theory that it was located "south of the Queen Country" from the fact that "Wei Oyaku" says "south of the Queen".
The theory of "Southern Kyushu" is based on the fact that the "Weilüe|Wei Oryaku]" says "south of the Queen Country", which means that it was located "south of the Queen Country".
Southern Kyushu theory
Higo theory: Until recently, this was the most major theory, regardless of the Kyushu or Kinai theory of the Yamataikoku. It is still the prevailing theory today. Higo Province Kuma County is a relic of Kumakuni, or Kumano-Agata in the Chronicles, and is designated as Gu-nu-kuni, and Kikuchi County in the same country is associated with Kukochi-hitogu.。Naitō Konan also identified the Ngunu Province as Higo Province, and its center as Jōno Township, Kikuchi-gun.。 Other Southern Kyushu theories: various locations in Southern Kyushu. This is the case of the "Evil Kyushu" theory, which compares the location of Gunnu Province to one of the places in Southern Kyushu. Many theories have weak similarity of place names. Kumano theory. The Kumano theory is based on the theory that the Kumano region is located south of the Nara Basin in the Kinai theory of the Yamataikoku (Shida Fudomaro, Kasai Shin'ya, etc.).
The theory of Zaitō
There are two theories, one according to Wei Wei and the other according to the Later Han shu.