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Bonus XXI- In Other News: The First Emperor of Japan
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The reign of Tullus Hostilius includes the year 660 BCE- the same year that, half a world away in Japan, a certain individual named Iwarehiko no mikoto, descended from the sun goddess Amaterasu, invaded the Japanese islands and created an imperial line that is still with us until today.
Time period: 660- 585 BCE
Relevant individuals: Jimmu, 1st Emperor of Japan; Suizei, 2nd Emperor of Japan
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