Forms of Government in Japan

Introduction:

The Kofun period (古墳時代, Kofun-jidai) is an era in the history of japan from around 250 to 538. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds from this era.
The Kofun period follows the Yayoi period . The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka Period are sometimes referred to collectively as the Yamato Period. * The Yamato polity, emerged by the late 5th century, known for its powerful great clans or extended families. Each clan was headed by a patriarch who performed sacred rites for the clan's Kami .to ensure the long-term welfare of the clan. Clan members were the aristocracy, and he kingly line that controlled the Yamato polity was at its pinnacle.

The local chieftainship of Yamato arose to become the Imperial dynasty from the beginnings of Asuka period, at latest.The Asuka period, sub-division of the Yamato period (大和時代, Yamato-jidai), * Yamato is the first period of Japanese History when the Emperor of Japan ruled in the Yamato Province, now known as Nara.concentrated in the Asuka region, exercised power over clans in Kyushu and Honshu bestowing titles, some hereditary, on clan chieftains. * Based on Chinese models (including the adoption of the Chinese written language), they developed a central administration and an imperial court attended by subordinate clan chieftains but with no permanent capital. * By the mid-17th century, the agricultural lands had grown to a substantial public domain, subject to central policy. The basic administrative unit of the Gokinshido (五畿七道, Gokishichidō?) system was the county, and society was organized into occupation groups. Most people were farmers; other were fishers, weavers, potters, artisans, armorers, and ritual specialists. * Yamato Polity had ties to the Gaya confederacy of Korea, called Mimana (任那, Mimana?) in Japanese. There is archaeological evidence from the kofun tombs, which show similarities in form, art, and clothing of the