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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Kofun</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Japanese Protohistoric</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Great Burial Period</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Great Tombs period</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Haniwa culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kofun Jidai</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Old Mound Period</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Tumulus period</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the period and culture in Japan, evident from around 250 CE and characterized by a highly organized aristocratic society, advances in armor and iron weapon technology, prominence of horse-riding warriors, and distinctive large, earthen, keyhole-shaped tumuli or burial mounds that were surrounded by moats. ]]></note></mads>