Kofun period

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Japanese historical era historical period

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kofun period canonical	22
Kofun culture	1
Kofun period (traditional chronology)	1

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ

Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo → focusesOnPeriod → Kofun period ⓘ

Yasakani-no-Magatama → eraOfOrigin → Kofun period ⓘ

Yamato Plateau → associatedWith → Kofun period ⓘ

Yamato Plateau → timePeriodOfProminence → 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 ⓘ