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*up until c. 1590 or so, many samurai families pride themselves on genealogies tracing themselves back to Korea or China, connecting them to the continent. After Hideyoshi's invasions, and maybe having to do with some other aspect of Tokugawa rule, samurai families no longer claim foreign descent, but craft Fujiwara, Taira, or Minamoto descent.
*up until c. 1590 or so, many samurai families pride themselves on genealogies tracing themselves back to Korea or China, connecting them to the continent. After Hideyoshi's invasions, and maybe having to do with some other aspect of Tokugawa rule, samurai families no longer claim foreign descent, but craft Fujiwara, Taira, or Minamoto descent.
**What origins do the Sô of Tsushima claim? Their identity as vassals of the Korean king is fascinatingly unique.
**What origins do the Sô of Tsushima claim? Their identity as vassals of the Korean king is fascinatingly unique.
*The [[Northern Fujiwara]] were one of the chief ''nikki no ie'' - houses which maintained records of court ritual, etc., in order to maintain a record of ritual precedents, so that propriety could be observed. [[Fujiwara no Tadahira]] (880-949), whose diary Teishin kôki is the oldest surviving courtier diary, included extensive details of ritual practices in that diary. - Conlan, ''From Sovereign to Symbol'', 19.
*The [[wish-fulfilling jewel]] is known as cintāmani in Sanskrit.
*The [[wish-fulfilling jewel]] is known as cintāmani in Sanskrit.