Kofun period

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The Kofun period (古墳時代, Kofun jidai) is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD, the date of the introduction of Buddhism in Japan, following the Yayoi period. The Kofun period and the subsequent Asuka period are sometimes collectively referred to as the Yamato period. This period is the earliest era of recorded history in Japan, but studies rely heavily on archaeology because the chronology of historical sources is often distorted. Kofun is Japanese for the type of tumuli dating from this era. It was a period of cultural import. Continuing from the Yayoi period, the Kofun period is characterized by influence from China and Korea; archaeologists consider it a shared culture across the southern Korean peninsula, Kyushu and Honshu. On the other hand, wealthy zempō-kōen fun (keyhole kofun) during this period were approximately 5000 from the middle of the 3rd century in the Yayoi period to the 7th century in the Asuka period in the Japanese archipelago, and many of them were...

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