Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector
大仙古墳 · Nintoku-ryō Kofun
Kofun (c. 411–453 CE Nintoku)·Yamato Kofun (Emperor Nintoku tradition)·🇯🇵 Kansai, Osaka Prefecture, Sakai, Daisen Park, Japan
About
About Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector
Mozu kofun group excavated non-invasive by Sakai 1872, UNESCO 2019 as Mozu-Furuichi, Imperial mound unentered. Recorded context — Period: Kofun (c. 411–453 CE Nintoku); Culture: Yamato Kofun (Emperor Nintoku tradition); Field status: excavated; Materials: earth, haniwa terracotta, moat water; Condition: preserved — Imperial mausoleum.
Why it mattersKey Yamato Kofun (Emperor Nintoku tradition) tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- mid-5th c. CE (c. 430 CE)
- Period
- Kofun (c. 411–453 CE Nintoku)
- Culture
- Yamato Kofun (Emperor Nintoku tradition)
- Purpose
- Largest kofun in Japan (486 m, 32 m high) — keyhole tomb of Emperor Nintoku, 3 moats and 3 haniwa tiers
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1908
- Excavation
- Excavated
mid-5th c. CE (c. 430 CE)
Initial construction / first occupation at Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector
On the ground
Structures & features
34.5640° N · 135.4880° E · 18 m · 4 mapped features
- Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — Principal Chamberchamberchamber at Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — primary structure34.5644° N · 135.4882° E
- Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — Northern Dromosdromosdromos at Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — primary structure34.5655° N · 135.4889° E
- Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — Southern Moundmoundmound at Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — hydraulic feature34.5629° N · 135.4884° E
- Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — Eastern Chamberchamberchamber at Daisen Kofun — Nintoku Outer Moat Sector — subsidiary complex34.5627° N · 135.4893° E
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