Kofun
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Refers to the period and culture in Japan, evident from around 250 AD. It is characterized by a highly organized aristocratic society, advances in armor and iron weapon technology, prominence of horse-riding warriors, and distinctive large, earthen, keyhole-shaped tumuli or burial mounds that were surrounded by moats.
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Otros términos
- 古墳時代 [zh]
- gǔ fén shí dài [zh]
- gu fen shi dai [zh]
- ku fen shih tai [zh]
- culture, Haniwa [en]
- Great Burial Period [en]
- Great Tombs period [en]
- Haniwa culture [en]
- Kofun Jidai [en]
- Old Mound Period [en]
- Tumulus period (Kofun) [en]