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	==History==		==History==
	Enormous tombs of different shapes, these mounds persisted until the late 7th century to early 8th century. Throughout the following centuries, there were fascinations with key-shaped mounds as they were noted along the archipelago. By the 18th century, many of the tombs were believed to hold the tombs of ancient {{Wiki\|Emperor of Japan\|emperors}} or even their close relatives. Along with the sarcophagus, a variety of artifacts and weapons were frequently associated with these tombs, such as [[horse]] harnesses by the 5th century and ''{{Wiki\|Haniwa\|haniwa}}''-clay cylinders. In some tombs, murals of the [[Sun]] in the form of a spiral were draped, too.<ref name="DB1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' - [[Database: Kofun]]</ref>		Enormous tombs of different shapes, these mounds persisted until the late 7th century to early 8th century. Throughout the following centuries, there were fascinations with key-shaped mounds as they were noted along the archipelago. By the 18th century, many of the tombs were believed to hold the tombs of ancient {{Wiki\|Emperor of Japan\|emperors}} or even their close relatives. Along with the sarcophagus, a variety of artifacts and weapons were frequently associated with these tombs, such as [[horse]] harnesses by the 5th century and ''{{Wiki\|Haniwa\|haniwa}}''-clay cylinders. In some tombs, murals of the [[Sun]] in the form of a spiral were draped, too.<ref name="DB1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Kofun]]</ref>

	By the late 16th century, the Kakushiba ''ikki'' led by [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu\|Tsuyu]] had built a secret base within [[Daisen-ryō Kofun\|Old Kofun]] in [[Izumi Settsu]] to house the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], entrusted by [[Tomohito\|Emperor Go-Nara]]. Yet, the Kakushiba ''ikki'' member and [[mercenary]] [[Hattori Hanzō]] unknowingly revealed the location to a buyer, who belonged to the [[Shinbakufu]], a group led by deposed ''[[Ashikaga shogunate\|shogun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]]. Thus, the Shinbakufu attacked the kofun, resulting in the near destruction of the league and two of the Imperial Regalia being stolen. With Tsuyu, Hanzō, and [[Momochi Sandayu]] as the only survivors, Tsuyu entrusted the last regalia to her husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato]] while she left to find the others.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref>		By the late 16th century, the Kakushiba ''ikki'' led by [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu\|Tsuyu]] had built a secret base within [[Daisen-ryō Kofun\|Old Kofun]] in [[Izumi Settsu]] to house the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]], entrusted by [[Tomohito\|Emperor Go-Nara]]. Yet, the Kakushiba ''ikki'' member and [[mercenary]] [[Hattori Hanzō]] unknowingly revealed the location to a buyer, who belonged to the [[Shinbakufu]], a group led by deposed ''[[Ashikaga shogunate\|shogun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]]. Thus, the Shinbakufu attacked the kofun, resulting in the near destruction of the league and two of the Imperial Regalia being stolen. With Tsuyu, Hanzō, and [[Momochi Sandayu]] as the only survivors, Tsuyu entrusted the last regalia to her husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato]] while she left to find the others.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref>

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	By 1581, Nagato had traveled to [[Mihata Kofun]] and stored the ''{{Wiki\|Magatama\|Yasakani no Magatama}}'' as part of his devotion and promise to his wife. However, when [[Oda Nobunaga]] led an [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] to [[Iga]] and Hanzō having told him of the Shinbakufu's plans,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade"/> he sent his daughter and ''[[Ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] with his [[Hidden Blade]] to the chamber. However, upon recovering the Jewel, she was attacked by Shinbakufu member and [[samurai]] [[Ido Yoshihiro]], who knocked her out with his ''[[kanabō]]'' and stole the Regalia.<ref name="Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki]]</ref>		By 1581, Nagato had traveled to [[Mihata Kofun]] and stored the ''{{Wiki\|Magatama\|Yasakani no Magatama}}'' as part of his devotion and promise to his wife. However, when [[Oda Nobunaga]] led an [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] to [[Iga]] and Hanzō having told him of the Shinbakufu's plans,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade"/> he sent his daughter and ''[[Ninja\|shinobi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] with his [[Hidden Blade]] to the chamber. However, upon recovering the Jewel, she was attacked by Shinbakufu member and [[samurai]] [[Ido Yoshihiro]], who knocked her out with his ''[[kanabō]]'' and stole the Regalia.<ref name="Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki]]</ref>

	In 1582, Naoe, having recently founded her own Kakushiba ''ikki'', came across and entered the Old Kofun, where she saw the aftermath of the Shinbakufu's attack. Within the tomb, she recovered both an [[Apprentice Assassin Hood\|Assassin's]] [[Apprentice Assassin Gear\|outfit]] and an old journal belonging to Tsuyu's mentor, [[Alvaro Catarribera]].<ref name="Secrets of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Secrets of the Blade]]</ref> She also acquired the ~~[[trinket]] [[~~Amaterasu's Blessing]] after finding and looting the tomb's chest.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>		In 1582, Naoe, having recently founded her own Kakushiba ''ikki'', came across and entered the Old Kofun, where she saw the aftermath of the Shinbakufu's attack. Within the tomb, she recovered both an [[Apprentice Assassin Hood\|Assassin's]] [[Apprentice Assassin Gear\|outfit]] and an old journal belonging to Tsuyu's mentor, [[Alvaro Catarribera]].<ref name="Secrets of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Secrets of the Blade]]</ref> She also acquired the ''Amaterasu's Blessing'' [[Talisman\|trinket]] after finding and looting the tomb's chest.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>

	Outside, her ally and fellow Kakushiba ''ikki'' member [[Yasuke]] waited for her and helped her translate the journal, which detailed that Catarribera had tasked Tsuyu to safeguard the Imperial Regalia and how she established additional outposts in [[Ōmi]], [[Yamato]], and [[Kii]]. Naoe resolved to investigate these hideouts and left.<ref name="Secrets of the Blade"/> While traveling through Japan, Naoe and Yasuke found and entered multiple ''kofuns'', where they acquired numerous weapons and items from the tombs' [[treasure chest\|chests]].<ref name="ACSH"/>		Outside, her ally and fellow Kakushiba ''ikki'' member [[Yasuke]] waited for her and helped her translate the journal, which detailed that Catarribera had tasked Tsuyu to safeguard the Imperial Regalia and how she established additional outposts in [[Ōmi]], [[Yamato]], and [[Kii]]. Naoe resolved to investigate these hideouts and left.<ref name="Secrets of the Blade"/> While traveling through Japan, Naoe and Yasuke found and entered multiple ''kofuns'', where they acquired numerous weapons and items from the tombs' [[treasure chest\|chests]].<ref name="ACSH"/>

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'''''Kofuns''''' (古墳) are megalithic tombs or burial mounds mainly present in Northeast [[Asia]]. Many of these tombs were discovered during the early 3rd century of {{Wiki|Kofun period|ancient}} [[Japan]].

==History==
Enormous tombs of different shapes, these mounds persisted until the late 7th century to early 8th century. Throughout the following centuries, there were fascinations with key-shaped mounds as they were noted along the archipelago. By the 18th century, many of the tombs were believed to hold the tombs of ancient {{Wiki|Emperor of Japan|emperors}} or even their close relatives. Along with the sarcophagus, a variety of artifacts and weapons were frequently associated with these tombs, such as [[horse]] harnesses by the 5th century and ''{{Wiki|Haniwa|haniwa}}''-clay cylinders. In some tombs, murals of the [[Sun]] in the form of a spiral were draped, too.<ref name="DB1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' - [[Database: Kofun]]</ref>

By the late 16th century, the Kakushiba ''ikki'' led by [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu|Tsuyu]] had built a secret base within [[Daisen-ryō Kofun|Old Kofun]] in [[Izumi Settsu]] to house the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|Imperial Regalia]], entrusted by [[Tomohito|Emperor Go-Nara]]. Yet, the Kakushiba ''ikki'' member and [[mercenary]] [[Hattori Hanzō]] unknowingly revealed the location to a buyer, who belonged to the [[Shinbakufu]], a group led by deposed ''[[Ashikaga shogunate|shogun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]]. Thus, the Shinbakufu attacked the kofun, resulting in the near destruction of the league and two of the Imperial Regalia being stolen. With Tsuyu, Hanzō, and [[Momochi Sandayu]] as the only survivors, Tsuyu entrusted the last regalia to her husband [[Fujibayashi Nagato]] while she left to find the others.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref>

By 1581, Nagato had traveled to [[Mihata Kofun]] and stored the ''{{Wiki|Magatama|Yasakani no Magatama}}'' as part of his devotion and promise to his wife. However, when [[Oda Nobunaga]] led an [[Tenshō Iga War|invasion]] to [[Iga]] and Hanzō having told him of the Shinbakufu's plans,<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade"/> he sent his daughter and ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] with his [[Hidden Blade]] to the chamber. However, upon recovering the Jewel, she was attacked by Shinbakufu member and [[samurai]] [[Ido Yoshihiro]], who knocked her out with his ''[[kanabō]]'' and stole the Regalia.<ref name="Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Fight of the Kakushiba Ikki]]</ref>

In 1582, Naoe, having recently founded her own Kakushiba ''ikki'', came across and entered the Old Kofun, where she saw the aftermath of the Shinbakufu's attack. Within the tomb, she recovered both an [[Apprentice Assassin Hood|Assassin's]] [[Apprentice Assassin Gear|outfit]] and an old journal belonging to Tsuyu's mentor, [[Alvaro Catarribera]].<ref name="Secrets of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Secrets of the Blade]]</ref> She also acquired the [[trinket]] [[Amaterasu's Blessing]] after finding and looting the tomb's chest.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>

Outside, her ally and fellow Kakushiba ''ikki'' member [[Yasuke]] waited for her and helped her translate the journal, which detailed that Catarribera had tasked Tsuyu to safeguard the Imperial Regalia and how she established additional outposts in [[Ōmi]], [[Yamato]], and [[Kii]]. Naoe resolved to investigate these hideouts and left.<ref name="Secrets of the Blade"/> While traveling through Japan, Naoe and Yasuke found and entered multiple ''kofuns'', where they acquired numerous weapons and items from the tombs' [[treasure chest|chests]].<ref name="ACSH"/>

==Known ''kofuns''==
*[[Ancient Tomb of Nanjo]] in [[Yamashiro]], [[Japan]]
*[[Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun]] in [[Ōmi]], Japan
*[[Chasuriyama Kofun]] in [[Tanba|Tamba]], Japan
*[[Daisen-ryō Kofun]] in [[Izumi Settsu]], Japan
*[[Ishibutai Kofun]] in [[Yamato]], Japan
*[[Jōnozuka Kofun]] in [[Wakasa]], Japan
*[[Makino Kurumazuka Kofun]] in Izumi Settsu, Japan
*[[Megalithic Vault]] in Yamato, Japan
*[[Mihata Kofun]] in [[Iga]], Japan
*[[Shimosato Kofun]] in [[Kii]], Japan
*[[Takagi Kofun]] in [[Harima]], Japan

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Kofuns]]