to entertain a Korean legation. In the centuries that followed, the popularity of sumo within the court increased its ceremonial and religious significance. Regular events at the Emperor's court, the , and the establishment of the first set of rules for sumo fall into the cultural heyday of the Heian period.

Japanese Middle Ages (1185-1603)

With the collapse of the Emperor's central authority, sumo lost its importance in the court; during the Kamakura period,

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