| Hayato people | |
|---|---|
| Tribe | |
.svg) Kyushu Region in Japan | |
| Ethnicity | Hayato |
| Language | Unknown, possibly Austronesian or Japonic |
| Religion | Folk belief |
| Surnames | Hayato no suke |
The Hayato (隼人), which is Japanese for "falcon-people",[1] were a people of ancient Japan who lived in the Satsuma and Ōsumi regions of southern Kyushu during the Nara period. They frequently resisted Yamato rule. After their subjugation they became subjects of the government under Ritsuryō, and the Ministry of the Military had an office known as the Hayato-shi (隼人司) in charge of their governance. The name also came into use by samurai as a title, Hayato no suke (隼人助). In modern times, Hayato is a Japanese male given name.
- ^ William George Aston says this in his note, see Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697, translated from the original Chinese and Japanese by William George Aston. Book II, note 1, page 100. Tuttle Publishing. Tra edition (July 2005). First edition published 1972. ISBN 978-0-8048-3674-6