Suishō


Suishō was a king of Wa. He is the first Japanese person whose name appeared in a Chinese history.

Historical references

The only historical record about Suishō is a brief sentence on Volume 85 of the Book of the Later Han.
In the first year of Yongchu during the reign of the Emperor An, Suishō, the king of Wa, presented 160 生口 , and entreated an audience.