Yamato clan
The Yamato clan, also known as Yamato no Fuhito, was an immigrant clan active in Japan since the Kofun period, according to the history of Japan laid out in the Nihon Shoki. The name fuhito comes from their occupation as scribes. They were descended from Prince Junda who died in 513 in Japan. He was a son of the 25th king of Baekje, Mureyong. His brother Seong became the 26th king of Baekje and his nephew Prince Imseong also settled in Japan.
In 2001, Emperor Akihito told reporters "I, on my part, feel a certain kinship with Korea, given the fact that it is recorded in the Chronicles of Japan that the mother of Emperor Kammu Takano no Niigasa| was of the line of King Muryong of Baekje." It was the first time that a Japanese emperor publicly acknowledged Korean blood in the imperial line. According to the Shoku Nihongi, Niigasa is a descendant of Prince Junda, son of Muryeong.
