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Queen Himiko sent an ambassador to China bearing gifts. "Himiko's kingdom was essentially a confederation of thirty tribes, held together by her religious authority." The Chinese ambassador later visited the Queen in Japan, and the report is the first detailed written account of Japan. Thus did Japan arise for the first time from legend to history. [Furtado: 1001 Days] See "Yamato Period" on the Japanese timeline.