Kofun period

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The Kofun period was an early Japanese historical era (c. 3rd–6th century) characterized by the construction of large keyhole-shaped burial mounds for powerful elites and the emergence of a centralized Yamato polity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese historical era ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
artStyle distinctive metalwork ⓘ
haniwa sculpture ⓘ
associatedWith Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
surface form: Imperial House of Japan (mythic and early historical origins)

increased contact with Chinese dynasties ⓘ
increased contact with Korean Peninsula ⓘ
kuni no miyatsuko local rulers ⓘ
spread of wet-rice agriculture ⓘ
uji clan system ⓘ
burialCustom keyhole-shaped zenpō-kōen-fun mounds ⓘ
round and square kofun mounds ⓘ
stone burial chambers ⓘ
capital Yamato region ⓘ
characterizedBy emergence of Yamato polity ⓘ
keyhole-shaped tombs ⓘ
large burial mounds ⓘ
chronologyPosition after Yayoi period in Japanese prehistory ⓘ
before Asuka period in classical Japan ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culture Yamato period ⓘ
surface form: Yamato culture
economy agricultural base ⓘ
tribute and redistribution system ⓘ
endTime 6th century ⓘ
followedBy Yamato period ⓘ
surface form: Asuka period
follows Yayoi period ⓘ
governmentForm chiefdom confederation evolving toward monarchy ⓘ
hasCharacteristic development of large-scale labor mobilization ⓘ
elite burial practices ⓘ
hierarchical social structure ⓘ
increasing political centralization ⓘ
introduction of horse culture ⓘ
iron weaponry and armor ⓘ
rise of powerful regional chieftains ⓘ
use of haniwa clay figures ⓘ
hasPart early Kofun period ⓘ
late Kofun period ⓘ
middle Kofun period ⓘ
language early Old Japanese (hypothesized) ⓘ
legalStatus part of the Japanese archaeological chronology ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod protohistoric Japan ⓘ
military mounted warrior elites ⓘ
use of iron swords and armor ⓘ
namedAfter kofun tumuli ⓘ
politicalCenter Yamato polity ⓘ
religion early Shinto practices ⓘ
socialStructure emergent state-level society ⓘ
startTime 3rd century ⓘ

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Sakai Mozu Kofun Group → period → Kofun period ⓘ
Imperial tombs → timePeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
Yamato period → precededBy → Kofun period ⓘ
Yamato polity → startTime → Kofun period ⓘ
Yamato polity → associatedPeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
Yasakani-no-Magatama → eraOfOrigin → Kofun period ⓘ
Yamato Plateau → associatedWith → Kofun period ⓘ
Yamato → ethnogenesisPeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
subject surface form: Yamato people
Emperor Ōjin → era → Kofun period ⓘ
Empress Jingū → era → Kofun period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kofun period (traditional chronology)
Nara Basin → eraOfProminence → Kofun period ⓘ
Emperor Nintoku → era → Kofun period ⓘ
kuni no miyatsuko local rulers → appliesToPeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
subject surface form: kuni no miyatsuko
Yamato clan → timePeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
Yayoi period → followedBy → Kofun period ⓘ
Yayoi period → followedByCulture → Kofun period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kofun culture
Ōkimi → timePeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
Isonokami Shrine → foundedInPeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
Yamato area → associatedWith → Kofun period ⓘ
Yamato area → timePeriodOfProminence → Kofun period ⓘ
Shimogamo Shrine → foundedInPeriod → Kofun period ⓘ
Kawachi area → historicalPeriod → Kofun period ⓘ