Editing Imperial Regalia of Japan

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[[File:ACSH Imperial Regalia in box.png|thumb|250px|The regalia stored in boxes]]
The '''Three Sacred Treasures''' (三種の神器), also known as the '''Imperial Regalia''', were three sacred objects considered by the [[Japan|Japanese]] to hold extreme significance in their country and culture. They consist of the Jewel ''Yasakani no Magatama'' (八尺瓊勾玉), the Mirror ''Yata no Kagami'' (八咫鏡)<ref name="Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref>, and the [[sword]] ''{{Wiki|Kusanagi no Tsurugi}}'',<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Kusanagi no Tsurugi}}</ref> which each symbolize the virtues of benevolence, wisdom and valor respectively.<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" />

The [[Iga]] [[Ninja|shinobi]] [[Fujibayashi Nagato]] considered them the "sacred heart of our country".<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" />

==History==
===Early history and loss===
Originally in the possession of the {{Wiki|Emperors of Japan}}, the regalia were entrusted by [[Tomohito|Emperor Go-Nara]] to the [[Assassin]] [[Alvaro Catarribera]], and charged his [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|group]] with protecting and keeping them safe.<ref name="Secrets of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Secrets of the Blade]]</ref> Needing support, Alvaro and his apprentice [[Tsuyu]] traveled to [[Iga]] and recruited the [[Iga ikki]], which were led by [[Momochi Sandayu]] and consisted of [[Fujibayashi Nagato]] and [[Hattori Hanzō]]. In time, Tsuyu became the leader of the brotherhood that was known as the ''Kakushiba ikki'', and had the reglia stored in a ''kofun'' in [[Izumi Settsu]].<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" /><ref name="Secrets of the Blade" />

For years, the artifacts remained safe until Hanzo, in a spite of jealousy over Tsuyu having married Nagato and had a [[Fujibayashi Naoe|daughter]], sold information of their whereabouts, unknowingly to the [[Shinbakufu]]. Immediately regretting his actions, Hanzo reported the problem to Tsuyu who, alongside Sandayu, led a number of Assassins to defend and prevent the group from stealing it. The ''Kakushiba ikki'' failed to prevent the theft, which resulted in the death of many of its members, seemingly including Tsuyu as well.<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" />

===Lost of the jewel===
[[File:ACSH Tsuyu giving the Jewel to Nagato.png|thumb|250px|Tsuyu entrusting the Jewel to Nagato]]
However, Tsuyu survived and prevented the Jewel from being stolen. She discreetly returned to Nagato in Iga and handed the artifact to his husband before leaving to retrieve the artifacts.<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" /> Nagato hid the Jewel in the [[Mihata Kofun]], vowing to protect it and never told anyone about its location.<ref name="Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki]]</ref>

In 1581, the Shinbakufu became aware of the Jewel's location<ref name="Meaning of the Blade" /> and thus charged [[Ido Yoshihiro]] with its retrieval, using [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s [[Tenshō Iga War|invasion]] of Iga as a cover. Nagato, realizing the group had came after the artifact, handed his [[Hidden Blade]] to his daughter Naoe, tasking her to recover the artifact. Naoe failed to do so as she was knocked out by Yoshihiro in the kofun.<ref name="Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

==References==
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