Yamato polity

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The Yamato polity was an early Japanese state centered in the Yamato region that unified local clans under a ruling dynasty and laid the foundations for the imperial institution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Japanese political entity
early Japanese state
historical polity
associatedPeriod Asuka period
linked to: Yamato period

Kofun period
capital Asuka
centralAuthority Great King of Yamato
linked to: Tennō

early Japanese emperor
Ōkimi
coreEthnicGroup Yamato people
country Japan
endTime 7th century
Asuka period
linked to: Yamato period
followedBy Asuka state
linked to: Yamato polity

classical Japanese imperial state
foundationFor Imperial institution of Japan
Ritsuryō state
linked to: Nara period
governmentType centralized chiefdom
clan-based confederation
monarchy
influencedBy Baekje
Chinese civilization
linked to: Sinosphere

Goguryeo
Korean kingdoms
Silla
knownFrom Chinese historical records
Kojiki
Nihon Shoki
language Old Japanese
locatedIn Honshu
Kinai region
linked to: Kansai region

Yamato Province
notableEvent Taika Reforms
adoption of Chinese-style bureaucracy
construction of keyhole-shaped kofun tombs
introduction of Buddhism to Japan
politicalStructure kabane hereditary title system
uji clan system
precededBy Jōmon period societies
Yayoi period chiefdoms
religion Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
rulingDynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato clan
rulingHouse Imperial House of Japan
startTime 3rd century
Kofun period
territorialExpansion extension of influence over Kyushu
extension of influence over parts of Honshu
unification of local clans in central Japan

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Sakai Mozu Kofun Group associatedWith Yamato polity
Aiko, Princess Toshi house Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Akihito dynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Emperor Taishō dynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Princess Kazuko notableFamily Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi house Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Princess Takako notableFamily Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Emperor Jimmu associatedWith Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Emperor Meiji dynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Empress of Japan associatedDynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Chrysanthemum Throne dynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Japanese colonial empire rulingDynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Emperor of Japan dynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Yoshihito dynasty Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Imperial tombs associatedWith Yamato dynasty
linked to: Yamato polity
Kofun period politicalCenter Yamato polity
To-ji foundedBy Imperial government of Japan
linked to: Yamato polity
Yamato polity followedBy Asuka state
linked to: Yamato polity
Yamato Plateau associatedWith Yamato polity
Yamato people politicalStructure Yamato polity
subject linked to: Yamato
Emperor Nintoku culture Yamato polity
Emperor Nintoku realm Yamato state
linked to: Yamato polity
Taihō Code appliesToJurisdiction Yamato state
linked to: Yamato polity
kuni no miyatsuko politicalAlignment Yamato polity
subject linked to: kuni no miyatsuko local rulers
Yamato clan politicalSystem Yamato polity
Ōkimi usedIn Yamato state
linked to: Yamato polity
Ōkimi associatedWith Yamato polity
Yamato area usedAsNameFor early Japanese state (Yamato state)
linked to: Yamato polity
Kawachi area historicalRegionOf Yamato state
linked to: Yamato polity