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1. Kofun Period Social Structure

   Linked via "hereditary nobility"

   At the apex was the Ōkimi (Great King), the supreme political and religious authority. The Ōkimi was believed to be directly descended from the Sun Goddess\ (Amaterasu/), a claim solidified through the management of the most imposing kofun structures. Below the Ōkimi were the hereditary peers, who governed specific territories or managed critical state functions. These nobles were granted stipends in the form of [rice yields](/entri…