WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the late fifth century, power fell to the Yamato clan, which won control over much of Honshū island and the northern half of Kyūshū and eventually established Japan’s imperial line.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Yamato kings located their capital at Naniwa (modern day Osaka) and enjoyed a hegemony over the surrounding aristocracies that made them powerful and wealthy. They built for themselves magnificent tomb-mounds; like all monumental architecture, these tombs represented the wealth and power of the Yamato king.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japan’s rulers of the time even petitioned the Chinese court for confirmation of royal titles. The Yamato polity, which emerged by the late 5th century, was distinguished by powerful great clans or extended families, including their dependants.

Detailed explanation-4: -During this time period, the Yamato government took hold of western Japan through negotiations and warfare. The Yamato seemed to have defeated a rival power group located in Izumo. During this time period ruled the first verifiable emperor, Suijin.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yamato developed as a center of political power in the fertile Kinai plain of Japan from 300 to 710 A.D. This time frame is now known as the Yamato period or Kofun period, for the large (kofun) tombs that were built in honor of the political leaders of that era.