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1. Yamato Court

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   The Role of the Ōkimi and Imperial Regalia
   The Ōkimi was intrinsically linked to the fertility of the land and the proper alignment of heavenly mandates. Key symbols of this authority included the use of large, ritualistic burial mounds (kofun), which demonstrated control over vast labor pools. The administration was primarily handled by members of the ruling clan and allied lineages, such as the Soga Clan, who often controlled access to the monarch and managed key infrastructural elements like religious instruction and continental diplomacy [4](/entries/budd…