Daisen Kofun

E853367

archaeological site kofun burial mound tumulus

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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Daisenryo Kofun	2
Daisen Kofun canonical	1
Daisenryō Kofun	1
Mozu kofun burial mounds	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]

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.
B. Takamatsuzuka Kofun
Takamatsuzuka Kofun is an ancient Japanese burial mound famous for its richly colored Asuka-period wall paintings depicting courtiers and constellations.
C. Konda Gobyōyama Kofun
Konda Gobyōyama Kofun is a large keyhole-shaped ancient burial mound in Japan traditionally associated with the early imperial lineage.
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.
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.

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.
B. Takamatsuzuka Kofun
Takamatsuzuka Kofun is an ancient Japanese burial mound famous for its richly colored Asuka-period wall paintings depicting courtiers and constellations.
C. Konda Gobyōyama Kofun
Konda Gobyōyama Kofun is a large keyhole-shaped ancient burial mound in Japan traditionally associated with the early imperial lineage.
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.
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintoku-tennō-ryō Kofun NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
length	approximately 486 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Kansai region ⓘ Osaka Prefecture ⓘ Sakai NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationalDesignation	Special Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Mozu Station NERFINISHED ⓘ central Sakai ⓘ
notableFeature	distinctive zenpō-kōen-fun (keyhole) plan ⓘ large scale relative to surrounding kofun ⓘ
partOf	Mozu Kofun Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
period	Kofun period NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedBy	Imperial Household Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2019 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	Cultural ⓘ
visualRepresentation	often photographed from the air to show keyhole shape ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emperor Nintoku → burialPlace → Daisen Kofun ⓘ

Emperor Nintoku → associatedWith → Daisen Kofun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Daisenryō Kofun

Daisen Park → near → Daisen Kofun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mozu kofun burial mounds

Daisen Park → near → Daisen Kofun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Daisenryo Kofun

Sakai, Osaka → contains → Daisen Kofun ⓘ