市ノ山古墳 | |
Coordinates | 34°34′26″N 135°37′00″E / 34.573867°N 135.61655°E |
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The Ichinoyama Kofun (市ノ山古墳) is a kofun located in Fujiidera, Osaka traditionally believed to be the burial site of Emperor Ingyō. [1]
The kofun is a member of the Furuichi Kofun Group. [2]
The kofun is 230 meters long, with many subsidiary tombs surrounding it. Many of these tombs contained sacrophagi with a "house shaped" design more similar to later designs. This has been interpreted as indicating this kofun was a transitionary period towards later burial practices. This is in line with the decline of the kofun system which came after this kofun. With a few exceptions like Okamisanzai Kofun , most kofuns made later than this kofun were smaller compared to this one. [2]
The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Ingyō's mausoleum/ kofun-type Imperial tomb. Formally, this tomb is called Emperor Ingyō's misasagi (恵我長野北陵,, Ega no nagano no kita no misasagi). [1]
The actual site of Ingyō's grave is not known, this regent is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine near the kofun. [3] [4] An alternative theory states Ingyo was buried in the nearby Tsudoshiroyama Kofun (津堂城山古墳), which is also located in Fujiidera. [1]