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kofun

megalithic tombs in Northeast Asia
Class type of: tomb, tumulus Q1141225

Facts

8 properties
Country
Japan[1]
Follows
Yayoi mound burial[2]
Subclass of
tomb, tumulus[3][4]
Part of
kofungun[5]
Has list
list of kofun[8]
P14541
1pu48A[9]
Properties for this type
P131[6]
Time period
Kofun period[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en kofun en Kofun cs Kofuny de Schlüssellochgräber de Zempo Koen de Schlüsselloch-Gräber de Kofun-Kultur de Schlüssellochgrab fa کوفون he קופון ja 古墳 ja 日本古墳 ko 고훈 ko 일본의 고분 ms Zaman Kofun ru Кофун th โคฟุง uk Японський курган zh-hans 古坟
🔖 Identifiers · 13
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
経塚古墳 2009.02.01 - panoramio (3).jpg ↗
Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica ID
kofun
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
223817
Fandom article ID
shinto:Kofun
Freebase ID
/m/08rlws
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2104298
JAANUS ID
k/kofun
Larousse ID
divers/kofun/64036
Miraheze article ID
shinto:Kofun
NDL Authority ID
00566228
Topic's main category
Category:Kofun
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
kofun
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World History Encyclopedia ID
Kofun
📚 Sources · 1
  • ndl_authorities as of 2026-10-01 · 1 statement · pdl-1.0 data obtained from Web NDL Authorities (National Diet Library)

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Library of Congress authority IDP244
sh85135945 2026-10-01 ndl_authorities (pdl-1.0) as of 2026-10-01
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Source
ndl_authorities
Edition
20261001 · as of 2026-10-01 · newer edition 20261103 landed
Licence
pdl-1.0
Credit
data obtained from Web NDL Authorities (National Diet Library)
Bronze
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🔗 Connections
Examples 12
Daisen Kofun, Takamatsuzuka Tomb, Ishibutai Kofun, Kitora Tomb, Fujinoki Kofun, Goshikizuka kofun, Inariyama Kofun, Eta Funayama Kofun +4 more
Subclass of 2
tumulus, tomb
Country 1
Japan
Has these parts 1
fukiishi
Named after 1
Kofun period
Subtypes 1
zenpō-kōen-fun
Time period 1
Kofun period
Topic's main category 1
Category:Kofun
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Kofun
← Has part(s) of the class 1
Furuichi Kofun Cluster
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Influence

Things named for kofun include Kofun period[10], a historical period[11], in Japan[12].

Why It Matters

Entities named for kofun include Kofun period[10], a historical period[11], in Japan[12].

Related Entities

Japan

References

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  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Ultratomio · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Properties for this type → P131
    Sitelink count → 27
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'h
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Properties for this type: Located in the administrative territorial entity"
  2. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1pu48A
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 17w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Has list → list of kofun
    Follows → —
    Subclass of → tomb, tumulus
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article ID: shinto:Kofun"
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