Heian period

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historical period period of Japanese history

The Heian period was a classical era of Japanese history (794–1185) marked by an imperial court-centered culture, flourishing literature such as The Tale of Genji, and the development of a distinct Japanese aesthetic.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Heian Japan	3
early Heian period	2
late Heian period	2
Jōgan era	1
classical Japan	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ period of Japanese history ⓘ
artStyle	emaki-mono ⓘ yamato-e ⓘ
capital	Kyoto ⓘ surface form: Heian-kyō Kyoto ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalSphere	Japanese court culture ⓘ
endCause	establishment of Kamakura shogunate ⓘ rise of samurai government ⓘ
endTime	1185 ⓘ
followedBy	Kamakura period ⓘ
governmentForm	imperial monarchy ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Buddhist cultural influence ⓘ Shinto-Buddhist syncretism ⓘ aristocratic dominance ⓘ court-centered culture ⓘ courtly romance literature ⓘ development of Japanese aesthetics ⓘ development of yamato-e painting ⓘ emergence of kana syllabary ⓘ emphasis on poetry ⓘ flourishing literature ⓘ increasing provincial warrior power ⓘ political power of regent families ⓘ refined court rituals ⓘ rise of samurai class ⓘ
language	Classical Japanese ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	Heian period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: classical Japan
majorEvent	Genpei War ⓘ Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ surface form: Heiji Rebellion Hōgen Rebellion ⓘ Jōgan era reforms ⓘ establishment of Fujiwara regency ⓘ relocation of capital to Heian-kyō ⓘ
namedAfter	Kyoto ⓘ surface form: Heian-kyō
politicalStructure	aristocratic regency ⓘ insei (cloistered rule) ⓘ
precededBy	Nara period ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Shingon Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ Tendai Buddhism ⓘ
significantPerson	Emperor Daigo ⓘ Emperor Shirakawa ⓘ surface form: Emperor Go-Shirakawa Emperor Kanmu ⓘ Emperor Shirakawa ⓘ Fujiwara no Michinaga ⓘ Fujiwara no Yorimichi ⓘ Ki no Tsurayuki ⓘ Minamoto no Yoritomo ⓘ Minamoto no Yoshitsune ⓘ Murasaki Shikibu ⓘ Ono no Komachi ⓘ Saigyō ⓘ Sei Shōnagon ⓘ Sugawara no Michizane ⓘ Taira no Kiyomori ⓘ
significantWork	Ise Monogatari ⓘ Kokin Wakashū ⓘ The Pillow Book ⓘ The Tale of Genji ⓘ Ōkagami ⓘ
startTime	794 ⓘ
writingSystem	hiragana ⓘ kanji ⓘ katakana ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jōgan era reforms → appliedInPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

insei (cloistered rule) → appliesTo → Heian period ⓘ

subject surface form: Insei

Kiyomizu-dera → associatedWith → Heian period ⓘ

Kyoto Imperial Palace → associatedWithPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Kokin Wakashū → culturalContext → Heian period ⓘ

Sei Shōnagon → culture → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heian Japan

Classical Japanese → era → Heian period ⓘ

Emperor Daigo → era → Heian period ⓘ

Emperor Shirakawa → era → Heian period ⓘ

Fujiwara no Michinaga → era → Heian period ⓘ

Fujiwara no Yorimichi → era → Heian period ⓘ

Ki no Tsurayuki → era → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: early Heian period

Kobo Daishi → era → Heian period ⓘ

Murasaki Shikibu → era → Heian period ⓘ

Sugawara no Michizane → era → Heian period ⓘ

Taira no Kiyomori → era → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: late Heian period

Nara period → followedBy → Heian period ⓘ

Kamakura period → follows → Heian period ⓘ

To-ji → foundedInPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Kimigayo → hasTextOriginPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Tenjin → historicalOriginPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Daijōsai (Great Thanksgiving Festival) ceremonies → historicalPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

subject surface form: Daijōsai

Aoi Matsuri → historicalPeriodRepresented → Heian period ⓘ

Sinosphere → historicallyIncludes → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heian Japan

Tang dynasty → influenced → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heian Japan

The Tale of Genji → literaryPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Jōgan era reforms → locatedInTime → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jōgan era

Heian period → locatedInTimePeriod → Heian period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: classical Japan

House of Yamato → notablePeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Tendai Buddhism → originatedInPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Emperor Kanmu → period → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: early Heian period

Ise Monogatari → period → Heian period ⓘ

Sei Shōnagon → period → Heian period ⓘ

Shingon Buddhism → periodOfFormation → Heian period ⓘ

Jidai Matsuri → representsPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Ōkagami → setInPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

The Tale of Genji → settingPeriod → Heian period ⓘ

Hōgen Rebellion → timePeriod → Heian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: late Heian period

Imperial tombs → timePeriod → Heian period ⓘ

mon (Japanese crest) → timePeriod → Heian period ⓘ

The Pillow Book → timePeriodDescribed → Heian period ⓘ