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"Sakimori" (防人) were soldiers stationed in Kyushu during the ancient Asuka and Heian periods to guard against incursions by the Tang dynasty and Silla.[11] The defenders numbered about 3,000, and most of them were from the eastern part of Japan (東国, Azuma no kuni, present-day Kantō region).[11]
