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Izumo no Kuni no Miyatsuko (出雲国造) was a powerful noble clan in ancient Izumo Province, Japan. They were based in the Ō Plain (意宇平野 Ō-heiya) in the eastern part of Izumo, and from the end of the fifth century through the early part of the sixth century they built a small state out the province, ruling it as kings. From the beginning of the sixth century, though, the Yamato state (大和国家 Yamato-kokka) began to exert influence first on the western part and eventually on the Ō Plain, with the ruling clan being reduced to regional dignitaries (kuni no miyatsuko).