Daisen Kofun
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Daisen Kofun is one of Japan’s largest and most famous keyhole-shaped burial mounds, traditionally attributed to Emperor Nintoku and emblematic of the Kofun period.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daisenryo Kofun | 2 |
| Daisenryō Kofun | 2 |
| Daisen Kofun canonical | 1 |
| Mozu kofun burial mounds | 1 |
| Nintoku Emperor’s Mausoleum | 1 |
| Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10238898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Daisen Kofun Context triple: [Emperor Nintoku, burialPlace, Daisen Kofun]
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A.
Ishibutai Kofun
Ishibutai Kofun is a large, ancient stone burial mound in Japan’s Asuka region, renowned as one of the country’s most impressive and historically significant kofun-era tombs.
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B.
Takamatsuzuka Kofun
Takamatsuzuka Kofun is an ancient Japanese burial mound famous for its richly colored Asuka-period wall paintings depicting courtiers and constellations.
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C.
Konda Gobyōyama Kofun
Konda Gobyōyama Kofun is a large keyhole-shaped ancient burial mound in Japan traditionally associated with the early imperial lineage.
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D.
Chausuyama Mound
Chausuyama Mound is a historic earthen hill in Osaka, Japan, known as a former battlefield site and scenic lookout within Tennoji Park.
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E.
Isonokami Kofun cluster
The Isonokami Kofun cluster is a group of ancient burial mounds from Japan’s Kofun period, notable for their archaeological significance in understanding early Japanese elite society and funerary practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Daisen Kofun Target entity description: Daisen Kofun is one of Japan’s largest and most famous keyhole-shaped burial mounds, traditionally attributed to Emperor Nintoku and emblematic of the Kofun period.
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A.
Ishibutai Kofun
Ishibutai Kofun is a large, ancient stone burial mound in Japan’s Asuka region, renowned as one of the country’s most impressive and historically significant kofun-era tombs.
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B.
Takamatsuzuka Kofun
Takamatsuzuka Kofun is an ancient Japanese burial mound famous for its richly colored Asuka-period wall paintings depicting courtiers and constellations.
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C.
Konda Gobyōyama Kofun
Konda Gobyōyama Kofun is a large keyhole-shaped ancient burial mound in Japan traditionally associated with the early imperial lineage.
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D.
Chausuyama Mound
Chausuyama Mound is a historic earthen hill in Osaka, Japan, known as a former battlefield site and scenic lookout within Tennoji Park.
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E.
Isonokami Kofun cluster
The Isonokami Kofun cluster is a group of ancient burial mounds from Japan’s Kofun period, notable for their archaeological significance in understanding early Japanese elite society and funerary practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
kofun burial mound ⓘ tumulus ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | interior not open to the public ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nintoku Emperor’s Mausoleum
ⓘ
linked to:
Daisen Kofun
Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun ⓘ
linked to:
Daisen Kofun
|
| associatedPeriod | Middle Kofun period ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Shinto funerary tradition (later interpretation) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | imperial lineage of Japan ⓘ |
| cityDesignation | Sakai City historic landmark ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Yamato polity ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionCentury | 4th–5th century ⓘ |
| function |
burial mound
ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
earthen mound
ⓘ
front rectangular portion ⓘ rear circular portion ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | observation areas around the mound ⓘ |
| heritageListing |
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
|
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| length | approximately 486 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Osaka Prefecture ⓘ Sakai ⓘ |
| nationalDesignation | Special Historic Site of Japan ⓘ |
| near |
Mozu Station
NERFINISHED
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central Sakai ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive zenpō-kōen-fun (keyhole) plan
ⓘ
large scale relative to surrounding kofun ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mozu Kofun Group
ⓘ
linked to:
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
|
| period | Kofun period ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Imperial Household Agency ⓘ |
| regionOfSignificance | Japanese archaeology ⓘ |
| researchLimitation | limited archaeological excavation due to imperial status ⓘ |
| shape | keyhole-shaped tumulus ⓘ |
| significance |
emblematic monument of the Kofun period
ⓘ
symbol of early Japanese state formation ⓘ |
| status |
largest keyhole-shaped kofun in Japan
ⓘ
one of the largest burial mounds in the world ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | moats ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Emperor Nintoku ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| visualRepresentation | often photographed from the air to show keyhole shape ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Daisen Kofun Description of subject: Daisen Kofun is one of Japan’s largest and most famous keyhole-shaped burial mounds, traditionally attributed to Emperor Nintoku and emblematic of the Kofun period.
Referenced by (8)
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