Yamato Province (historical)
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Yamato Province (historical) was an ancient Japanese province in the central Kinki region that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japan and the cradle of the Yamato state.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical Japanese province ⓘ |
| abolishedInReform | Meiji Restoration administrative reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterType | kokufu (provincial capital) ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Imperial House of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamato court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernment | early imperial court institutions ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Yamato cult of kami ⓘ |
| borderedProvince |
Iga Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kii Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamashiro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSite |
Asuka archaeological sites
ⓘ
Heijō Palace site NERFINISHED ⓘ Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Isonokami Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Kōfuku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Miwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRole | cultural heartland of early Japan ⓘ |
| existedDuringPeriod |
Asuka period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kofun period NERFINISHED ⓘ Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBySystem | Ritsuryō provincial system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Asuka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fujiwara-kyō NERFINISHED ⓘ Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameInChineseSources | Wa (倭) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | cradle of the Yamato state ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | core territory of the early Japanese state ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early imperial mausolea
ⓘ
large keyhole-shaped kofun tombs ⓘ |
| languageSignificance | early development area of Old Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Kinki region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Honshu ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from ancient place name Yamato ⓘ |
| politicalRole | political heartland of early Japan ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
early center of Shinto worship
ⓘ
important center of early Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence | 3rd to 8th centuries ⓘ |
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