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Ono no Imoko



Ono no Imoko (小野妹子) was a Japanese clan leader during the late 6th and early 7th century. Imoko was appointed as an official envoy to the Sui court (Kenzuishi) in 607 (Imperial embassies to China), and he delivered the infamous letter from Japan's Empress Suiko which began "The Child of Heaven (tenshi) in the land where the sun rises addresses the Child of Heaven (tenshi) in the land where the sun sets.



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