Yamato period

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The Yamato period was an early era of Japanese history (roughly 3rd to 7th century) marked by the political consolidation of the Yamato clan, the emergence of a centralized state, and the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese cultural influences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
period of Japanese history
capital Yamato Province
country Japan
endTime 7th century
followedBy Yamato period self-linksurface differs
surface form: Asuka period
hasArchitecturalStyle early Buddhist temple architecture
kofun tumulus architecture
hasCentralGovernment House of Yamato
surface form: Yamato court
hasCulturalInfluence Sinosphere
surface form: Chinese culture

Korean culture
hasDemographicFeature emergence of early Japanese state society
hasDiplomaticRelationWith Baekje
Chinese dynasties
Goguryeo
Silla
hasEconomicActivity iron production
textile production
wet-rice agriculture
hasFormOfGovernment chiefdom confederation
emergent centralized state
hasLanguage Old Japanese
hasLegalSystem early ritsuryō elements
hasMilitaryConflict Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
surface form: Korean peninsula campaigns
hasPoliticalDevelopment centralization of power under Yamato rulers
formation of imperial court
hasReligion Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
hasRulingClan Yamato clan
hasSocialStructure uji-kabane clan system
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Yamato Province
namedAfter Yamato
notableSite Yamato region
surface form: Asuka region

Horyu-ji
surface form: Horyu-ji Temple

Isonokami Shrine
precededBy Kofun period
significantEvent Taika Reforms
adoption of Chinese-style bureaucracy
consolidation of imperial lineage
construction of kofun burial mounds
emergence of uji clan system
introduction of Buddhism to Japan
issuance of early legal codes
startTime 3rd century
usesWritingSystem classical Chinese characters

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Ōkimi timePeriod Yamato period
this entity surface form: Asuka period
Ōkimi category Yamato period
this entity surface form: Ancient Japan
Yamato area associatedWith Yamato period
this entity surface form: Asuka period
Yamato area timePeriodOfProminence Yamato period
this entity surface form: Asuka period
Noto Province establishedPeriod Yamato period
this entity surface form: Asuka period
Zenkō-ji Temple foundedInPeriod Yamato period
subject surface form: Zenkō-ji
this entity surface form: Asuka period
Kawachi area historicalPeriod Yamato period
this entity surface form: Asuka period
Dazaifu hasHistoricPeriod Yamato period
this entity surface form: Asuka period