Yamato Province
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Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical Japanese province ⓘ |
| abolishedInSystem | Meiji prefectural system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial House of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamato court NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamato polity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | Yamato-dō region in Gokishichidō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSite |
Asuka historical area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Miwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshino region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTemple |
Hōryū-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kōfuku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakushi-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Yamato no Kuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name derived from ancient term for Japan itself ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 大和国 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
basis for concept of Yamato people
ⓘ
term Yamato used poetically for Japan ⓘ |
| historicalCapital |
Asuka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fujiwara-kyō NERFINISHED ⓘ Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Japanese court culture
ⓘ
formation of Japanese state ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Buddhist temples
ⓘ
early kofun burial mounds ⓘ |
| languageContext | Old Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kinai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringProvince |
Iga Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kii Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamashiro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gokishichidō system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCenter |
Isonokami Shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kasuga Taisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōmiwa Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
cultural center of early Japan
ⓘ
heartland of the imperial court ⓘ political center of early Japan ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Asuka period
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ⓘ
Kofun period NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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