Timeline Of The Kofun Period

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Timeline • Independent Kingdoms (300-710 AD) o During the Kofun Period (300-500 AD), over 100 small uji (Clans) with their own leaders  These clans fought for control particularly the Izumo and Yamato located on the coast of the sea of Japan and to the west of the main island of Honshu respectively o Yamato region defeated all enemies leading to the Yamato Period (510-710 AD)  They did this by taking large areas of land and making alliances  They created the first Japanese emperor who had an Imperial Court consisting of nobles and officials  They declared their spiritual power by descending from the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu.  These emperors were the most important people in Shinto religion  Respected more for their religious power than political power • Imperial Rule o The beginning of the Nara Period saw the first central Japanese government  They created a capital city under the rule of Empress Genmei in Heijo-kyo (Currently Nara)  They modelled it on the Chinese capital Chang’an (Xian)  By the middle of the 7th century Nara was larger than it is today  This capital was se...

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