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	Japanese history: Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun
		By the beginning of the Kofun Period (300 - 538), a center of power had developed in the fertile Kinai plain, and by about 400 AD the country was united as Yamato Japan with its political center in and around the province of Yamato (about today's Nara prefecture).
		The period's name comes from the large tombs (kofun) that were built for the political leaders of that era.
		In 645, Nakatomi no Kamatari started the era of the Fujiwara clan that was to last until the rise of the military class (samurai) in the 11th century.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2131.html (464 words)

	Kofun
		Kofun is an era in Japan from around A.D. to A.D. The Kofun period (ca.
		By the late Kofun period, the distinctive burial chambers, originally used by the ruling elite, also were built for commoners.
		The Kofun period is seen as ending by A.D. 538, when the use of elaborate kofun by the Yamato and other elite fell out of use because of prevailing new Buddhist beliefs, which put greater emphasis on the transience of human life.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ko/Kofun.html (576 words)

	Kofun period Information
		Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period.
		The last two great kofuns are Imashirozuka kofun(length:190m) of Osaka which is believed by current scholars to be the tomb of Emperor Keitai and Iwatoyama kofun(length:135m) of Fukuoka which was recorded in Fudoki of Chikugo to be the tomb of Iwai, the political archrival of Keitai.
		Much of the material culture of the Kofun period is barely distinguishable from that of the contemporaneous southern Korean peninsula, demonstrating that at this time Japan was in close political and economic contact with continental Asia (especially with the southern dynasties of China) through Korea.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Kofun_period (3564 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Kofun
		Kofun is an era in Japan from around A.D. to A.D. The Kofun period (ca.
		By the late Kofun period, the distinctive burial chambers, originally used by the ruling elite, also were built for commoners.
		The Kofun period is seen as ending by A.D. 538, when the use of elaborate kofun by the Yamato and other elite fell out of use because of prevailing new Buddhist beliefs, which put greater emphasis on the transience of human life.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/ko/Kofun?title=Moat (601 words)

	Kofun period at AllExperts
		Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period.
		Kofun period is illustrated with animism culture prior to introduction of Buddhism.
		Much of the material culture of the Kofun period is barely distinguishable from that of the contemporaneous southern Korean peninsula, demonstrating that at this time Japan was in close political and economic contact with continental Asia (especially with the southern dynasties of China) through Korea.
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/ko/kofun_period.htm (3878 words)

	Kofun
		They gave their name to the Kofun era (c AD 250â“538), a part of the Yamato period.
		Kofun are also classified according to whether the entrance to the stone burial chamber is vertical (tate-ana) or horizontal (yoko-ana).
		The trend of keyhole kofun first spread from Yamato to Kawachi (where gigantic kofuns as Daisen Kofun of Emperor Nintoku are built), and then throughout the country (except for Tohoku) in 5th century.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DKofun%26type%3Den (440 words)

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		Daisen Kofun, the tomb of Emperor Nintoku, Sakai
		The trend of keyhole kofun first spread from Yamato to Kawachi (where gigantic kofun as Daisen Kofun of Emperor Nintoku are built), and then throughout the country (except for the Tōhoku region) in 5th century.
		Keyhole-shaped kofun were disappeared in late 6th century, probably because of the drastic reformation taken place in Yamato court, where Nihon Shoki records the introduction of Buddhism at this era.
	stron.frm.pl /wiki.php?title=Kofun (589 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kofun period
		Kofun (古墳, "old tomb") are defined as the burial mounds built for the people of the ruling class during the 4th to 7th centuries in Japan.
		The biggest kofun are believed to be the tombs of local monarchs such as Emperor Ōjin and Emperor Nintoku.
		The last two great kofun are Imashirozuka kofun (length: 190m) of Osaka which is believed by current scholars to be the tomb of Emperor Keitai and Iwatoyama kofun (length: 135m) of Fukuoka which was recorded in Fudoki of Chikugo to be the tomb of Iwai, the political archrival of Keitai.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kofun_period (2684 words)

	Kofun Period
		Kofun (å¤å¢³, "old tomb") are defined as the burial mounds built for the people of the ruling class during the 4th to 7th centuries in Japan.
		The last two great kofun are Imashirozuka kofun (length: 190m) of Osaka which is believed by current scholars to be the tomb of Emperor Keitai and Iwatoyama kofun (length: 135m) of Fukuoka which was recorded in Fudoki of Chikugo to be the tomb of Iwai, the political archrival of Keitai.
		Much of the material culture of the Kofun period is barely distinguishable from that of the contemporaneous southern Korean peninsula, demonstrating that at this time Japan was in close political and economic contact with continental Asia (especially with the southern dynasties of China) through Korea.
	www.trackpo.com /search/Kofun_Period (2887 words)

	The Japanese Roots
		Kofun are up to 1,500 feet long and more than 100 feet high, making them possibly the largest earth-mound tombs in the world.
		Those kofun that have been excavated contain lavish burial goods, but excavation of the largest ones is still forbidden because they are believed to contain the ancestors of the Japanese imperial line.
		Massive Korean influences on Japan during the kofun era--whether through the Korean conquest of Japan (the Korean view) or the Japanese conquest of Korea (the Japanese view)--were responsible for transmitting Buddhism, writing, horseback riding, and new ceramic and metallurgical techniques to Japan from the Asian mainland.
	www.kimsoft.com /2004/japanese_roots.htm (5822 words)

	Kofun and Yamato Era
		Kofun Era therefore must have had something to do with the burial; many people might have been buried, or there was only burial and burial and nothing but burial.
		As a matter of fact, in the Kofun era a lot of such burial mounds were discovered, and to such an extent, that the period from 300AD to 710 AD, the period has been called Kofun Era.
		The Kofuns themselves are of different shapes, some of keyhole shape thought to be the tombs of the Imperial period.
	indo.to /english/culture/kofun.html (789 words)

	Kofun period information - Search.com
		Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato period.
		Kofun period is illustrated with animism culture prior to introduction of Buddhism.
		The last two great kofuns are Imashirozuka kofun(length:190m) of Osaka which is believed by current scholars to be the tomb of Emperor Keitai and Iwatoyama kofun(length:135m) of Fukuoka which was recorded in Fudoki of Chikugo to be the tomb of Iwai, the political archrival of Keitai.
	www.search.com /reference/Kofun_period?redir=1 (3127 words)

	Kofun Culture
		But in another sense, the Kofun Period is the beginning of Japanese history -- for there are many records compiled just after the period closed, and these records are based on older, contemporary documents that were destroyed or on oral histories still circulating at that time.
		Similar round and square mounds with moats continued all through the Kofun Period, although the Kofun burial was placed in the top of the mound instead of under it, as in the Yayoi Period.
		The date for the end of the Kofun Period is placed variously at 552 (the official date for the introduction of Buddhism) or 710 (the date of the move to the Heijo-kyo capital).
	www.t-net.ne.jp /~keally/kofun.html (5144 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kofun
		They gave their name to the Kofun era (c AD 250–538), a part of the Yamato period.
		Kofun are also classified according to whether the entrance to the stone burial chamber is vertical (tate-ana) or horizontal (yoko-ana).
		The trend of keyhole kofun first spread from Yamato to Kawachi (where gigantic kofun as Daisen Kofun of Emperor Nintoku are built), and then throughout the country (except for the Tōhoku region) in 5th century.
	reference.com /browse/wiki/Kofun (499 words)

	Asian Art Outlook Slideshow
		Clay sculptures like this one were produced during the Tumulus or Kofun era (258-646 C.E.) in Japan.
		Kofun means "tumulus" or "old tomb", and this era is named after the enormous mounded tombs that were constructed for the ruling elite in the Kansai region during that time.
		It is thought that they were made by the same craftsmen who made everyday ceramic ware, since the materials and techniques were the same for both.
	www.askasia.org /features/AsianArt/slideshow15.htm (459 words)

	Association for Asia Research- The Japanese Roots (Part II)
		Kofun are up to 1,500 feet long and more than 100 feet high, making them possibly the largest earth-mound tombs in the world.
		Those kofun that have been excavated contain lavish burial goods, but excavation of the largest ones is still forbidden because they are believed to contain the ancestors of the Japanese imperial line.
		Massive Korean influences on Japan during the kofun era--whether through the Korean conquest of Japan (the Korean view) or the Japanese conquest of Korea (the Japanese view)--were responsible for transmitting Buddhism, writing, horseback riding, and new ceramic and metallurgical techniques to Japan from the Asian mainland.
	www.asianresearch.org /articles/2349.html (3396 words)

	Online Pagan Networks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kofun, which give the Kofun Era (300 to 710) its name, are tombs for the nobility or the very rich, built under mounds of earth or sculpted hills.
		The Kazumayama kofun is extremely unusual, with a stylized appearance previously unseen in the Asuka region.
		The kofun was built into a mountain slope that was first drilled and planed to a gentle U shape about 10 meters high, extending over 100 meters.
	ipagan.net /print.php?sid=494 (445 words)

	Die Metasuchmaschine von pahoo.de.
		Kofun (--, "old tomb") are defined as the burial mounds built for the people of the ruling class during the 4th to 7th centuries in Japan.
		The trend of the keyhole kofun first spread from Yamato to Kawachi (where gigantic kofun such as Daisen Kofun of Emperor Nintoku are), and then throughout the country (except for Tohoku) in the 5th century.
		The last two great kofun are Imashirozuka kofun (length: 190m) of Osaka which is believed by current scholars to be the tomb of Emperor Keitai and Iwatoyama kofun (length: 135m) of Fukuoka which was recorded in Fudoki of Chikugo to be the tomb of Iwai, the political archrival of Keitai.
	www.pahoo.de /suche/lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=Kofun_Period (2959 words)

	Japan Reference - Culture - Japanese History : Kofun Period　古墳時代
		Kofun is an era in the history of Japan from around A.D. 250 to A.D.538.
		Kofun are also classified according to whether the entrance to the stone burial chamber is vertical (tate-ana) or horizontal (yoko-ana).
		The Kofun period is seen as ending by A.D. 538, when the use of elaborate kofun by the Yamato and other elite fell out of use because of prevailing new Buddhist beliefs, which put greater emphasis on the transience of human life.
	www.jref.com /culture/kofun_period_era.shtml (775 words)

	Ancient tomb raises tantalizing questions (Japan) :: Online Pagan Networks :: Empowering The Pagan Web
		Kofun, which give the Kofun Era (300 to 710) its name, are tombs for the nobility or the very rich, built under mounds of earth or sculpted hills.
		The Kazumayama kofun is extremely unusual, with a stylized appearance previously unseen in the Asuka region.
		The kofun was built into a mountain slope that was first drilled and planed to a gentle U shape about 10 meters high, extending over 100 meters.
	www.ipagan.net /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=494 (497 words)

	Tattoos.Com Ezine
		In this period, hilly tombs in many places were made, and the clay figures in the shape of dolls, horses and huts were also found in the tombs.
		Considered in retrospect, the most attractive feature of this era is the gaiety of colour and pattern in clothing and decoration which reflected the mood of the times.
		It is an especially interesting aspect of the social history of Japan that the rise of a prosperous class of shopkeepers and craftsmen was accompanied by a lively creative phase in the arts (Sansom, 1963: 153).
	www.tattoos.com /mieko.htm (5731 words)

	ipedia.com: Kofun Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kofun is an era in Japan from around A.D. to A.D. A kofun is any tomb of this kind.
		Much of the material culture of the Kofun period is barely indistinguishable from those of the contemperaneous Southern Korean Peninsula, demonstrating that at this time Japan was in close political and economic contact with continental Asia through Korea.
		The Kofun Period of Japanese culture is also sometimes called the Yamato Period by some Western Scholars, since this local Chieftain ship eventually rose up to become the Imperial Dynasty at the end of the Kofun Period.
	www.ipedia.com /kofun.html (724 words)

	Era veche (Site not responding. Last check: )
		- Kofun - Asuka - Nara - Heian -
		Cel mai mare kofun descoperit pana acum are dimensiunile de mai jos.
		Japonia era divizata in provincii, care la randul lor erau impartite in districte si sate.
	www.bogdanlazar.ro /html/era_veche.html (2308 words)

	e. Japanese Historical Mythology. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Clay tomb figurines, known as haniwa, of human beings, houses, and animals were placed outside the tombs.
		Society in the Kofun era was organized around a social elite in uji lineages (tribal in structure), each of whom claimed common ancestry and worshipped a deity (kami) which fostered uji solidarity.
		Uji were led by a hereditary chief (uji no kami) who claimed direct descent from the kami and ruled as both priest and secular head.
	www.bartleby.com /67/167.html (1152 words)

	Kitora Kofun Explored
		In 1983, a probe was inserted into Kitora Kofun from the South, and an indistinct image of Genbu (The Black Tortoise of the North) was found on the opposite (North) wall.
		However, the probe of 2001 showed depicted stars in Kitora Kofun to be painted in gold leaf as they were in the earlier explored tomb.
		Of course, because the ecliptic is at an angle to the celestial equator, a circle on a planar chart could never accurately portray the oblique shape of the ecliptic of which any point would be in spherical angular measurement from the celestial equator.
	www2.gol.com /users/stever/kitora.htm (3544 words)

	history of Oyama
		The naming of eras was carried out in accordance with the reign of the Emperor of that time, from the moment he ascended the throne and continued until his death.
		Oyama’s historical heritage is derived principally from seven eras: Jomon (10 000 - 300 B.C.), Kofun (300 - 645), Heian (794 - 1185), Kamakura (185 - 1333), Warring States (1467-1600), Edo (Tokugawa Shogunate) (1600 - 1868) and Meiji (1868 - 1912 to the present).
		Near the end of the Warring States era when almost all of Japan was embroiled in war, Oyama played host to probably Japan’s greatest decisive battle, which marked the end of decades of civil war, and the emergence of a new Shogun with absolute power throughout Japan.
	www.geocities.jp /sougawa_yasuo/hellooyama/menu/history/history.html (1721 words)

	JAPANESE PREHISTORY
		In the absence of historical documents, scholars are able to gain some insights into the religious beliefs and practices of the prehistoric Japanese from the artifacts unearthed by archaeologists, as well as from the historical records of the Chinese (see, for example, the account of Wa recorded in the History of the Kingdom of Wei).
		The burial mounds of the Kofun period have been linked to earlier Japanese evidence of hillside or mountain burials, as well as to similar practices on the Korean mainland.
		By far the most striking objects to be placed at kofun, however, are haniwa, 3- to 5-foot high ceramic cylinders embedded in the exterior slope of burial mounds or surrounding burial chambers.
	faculty.sxu.edu /~bathgate/gallery/Japan/japan.html (754 words)

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