Tara - Tara

Japanese: 多羅 - たら

[1] Abbreviation of "taraju (tara tree)①" or "tarayo (tara leaf)①". ※Horyu-ji Garan Engi and Ryuki Zaizaicho - Tenpyo 19th year (747) "Gotara 199 ku, jo 6 bu gin tara 2 ku" [2] According to the "Nihon Shoki" and other documents, it was one of the Mimana countries on the Korean peninsula around the 4th century. It is believed to be the area of present-day Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang Province, and is said to have been invaded by the Yamato Imperial Court in the mid-4th century.

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Japanese:

[1] 「たらじゅ（多羅樹）①」、または「たらよう（多羅葉）①」の略。※法隆寺伽藍縁起并流記資財帳‐天平一九年（747）「合多羅拾玖口丈六分銀多羅弐口」[2] 「日本書紀」などで伝える、四世紀ごろの朝鮮半島の任那(みまな)諸国の一つ。現在の慶尚南道陜川の地と推定され、四世紀中頃大和朝廷の侵略にあったと伝える。

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