Silla신라=新羅’s king was her grandfather’s youngest half-brother. She gained a victory on the continental peninsula. The king promised her to send hundreds of ships filled with treasure every year.
-Isolated Connected Kyushu Island, page 250-
-The 2nd and 3rd sentence are English translation from Kojiki=古事記, the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711–712)-
-Photo, BreathLong=息長足姫=神功皇后, by Utagawa Kunisada, Victoria and Albert Museum-
Book I of Southern Swallow Series – 12th Century scholar Li K'ai-men takes command of his first official assignments during a time of political unrest and barbarian invasions.
