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MediaDB / «Yamato. The Japanese Imperial House" by Hiroshi Hayashi: download fb2, read online
About the book: 2024 / Yamato is one of the oldest and longest dynasties in the world. Its representatives are considered the descendants of the goddess Amaterasu. The history of the great family dates back to the 6th century BC and continues to this day. During the reign of the legendary house, more than a hundred emperors and six eras changed on the throne, and the monarch himself became a symbol of patriotism, national unity and progress. Does the dynasty really have divine origin? Why did women stop occupying the Chrysanthemum Throne? Thanks to whom did the ban on abdication appear? Who introduced monogamy at the imperial court? What did Emperor Komei and the head of the Japanese government, Ii Naosuke, not share? Who really held the power of the country during World War II? The history of Japanese society, thousand-year-old culture and traditions that influenced not only the country, but also the globe.