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JINGO , a legendary empress of Japan, wife of Chuai, the 14th mikado (191200). On her husband's death she assumed the government, and fitted out an army for the invasion of Korea (see JAPAN, 9). She returned to Japan completely victorious after three years' absence. Subsequently her son Ojen Tenno, afterwards 15th mikado, was born, and later was canonized as Hachiman, god of war. The empress Jingo ruled over Japan till 270. She is still worshipped. As regards the English oath, usually " By Jingo," or " By the living Jingo," the derivation is doubtful. The identification with the name of Gingulph or Gengulphus, a Burgundian saint who was martyred on the 11th of May 76o, was a joke on the part of R. H. Barham, author of the Ingoldsby Legends. Some explain the word as a corruption of Jainko, the Basque name for God. It has also been derived from the Persian jang (war), St Jingo being the equivalent of the Latin god of war, Mars; and is even explained as a corruption of " Jesus, Son of God," Je-n-go. In support of the Basque derivation it is alleged that the oath was first common in Wales, to aid in the conquest of which Edward
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For a discussion of the etymology of Jingo see Notes and Queries, (August 25, 1894), 8th series , p. 149.End of Article: JINGO If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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