Kofun period

The  is a time in the history of Japan from around 250 to about 538. "Kofun and Asuka Periods," Library of Congress Country Studies, Japan.   This grouping of years is named after the type of Imperial burial mounds called kofun which were raised in central Japan.

The Kofun period and the Asuka period are sometimes considered together as the Yamato period.

Timeline
The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from this era.Hall, John Whitney. (1991). Japan: From Prehistory to Modern Times, p. 21.
 416: The earliest recorded earthquake in Japan destroyed the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.Hammer, Joshua. (2006). Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II, p. 62.
 593: Prince Shotoku is regent
 607: First ambassadors from Japan are sent to China

References

Other websites

 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kofun period
 British Museum,  Kofun period 
 Japan-guide.com,  Early Japan

Category:Periods in Japanese history
Category:250s establishments
Category:3rd-century establishments in Asia
Category:6th-century disestablishments
Category:Disestablishments in Japan