Yamato time
The Yamato period ( Japanese 大 和 時代 , Yamato-jidai ) is a period in Japanese history when the Japanese imperial court ruled from the Yamato province .
Although this period is usually set from 250 to 710 , the actual beginning of the reign of Yamato is controversial. The supremacy of the Yamato court was questioned to a certain extent by other political groups from different parts of Japan up to an unspecified point in the Kofun period. At least it is certain that the Yamato clans enjoyed a significant advantage over their neighbors in the 6th century.
The period is divided into two sub-sections by the establishment of the capital Asuka-kyō in what is now Nara Prefecture:
- Kofun time from approx. 250-538,
- Asuka period 538-710
However, since the Kofun period is considered an archaeological period (it is based on the appearance of special barrows ( Kofun )), while the Asuka period is a historical period, many researchers believe that this dichotomy is out of date. In Japan at least, the concept of dividing the Kofun and Asuka times into two is not very popular today.
literature
- Josef Kreiner: The Yamato State of Antiquity . In: Josef Kreiner (ed.): Small history of Japan (= Reclam ). Phillipp Reclam Stuttgart, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-15-010783-6 , pp. 42-51 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kiyoshi Inoue : History of Japan , Campus Verlag 2002 2nd edition p. 32