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