+The Kofun Period, from roughly 250 to 538 AD, marks an early stage of state formation in ancient Japan, named for its distinctive monumental burial mounds (kofun). Emerging after the [Yayoi Period](/wiki/Yayoi_Period), this era saw the rise of powerful regional clans, eventually consolidating into the [Yamato Court](/wiki/Yamato_Court) and laying foundations for a unified state.
+## See also
+- [Kofun](/wiki/Kofun)
+- [Japanese History](/wiki/Japanese_History)
+- [Asuka Period](/wiki/Asuka_Period)