Nara period

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The Nara period was an era of early Japanese history (710–794) marked by the establishment of a permanent capital at Nara, the flourishing of Buddhism and Chinese-influenced court culture, and the compilation of foundational chronicles and legal codes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
period of Japanese history
architectureStyle Buddhist temple architecture
capital Heijō-kyō
Nara
chronicle Kojiki
Nihon Shoki
Shoku Nihongi
country Japan
culturalDevelopment development of Japanese literature
spread of Buddhist art and sculpture
dominantCulture Chinese-influenced court culture
economicActivity wet-rice agriculture
economicPolicy handen shūju land distribution system
endTime 794
eraNameInJapanese 奈良時代
followedBy Heian period
follows Asuka period
foreignRelations Balhae
Silla
Tang China
governmentForm ritsuryō state
legalCode Taihō Code
Yōrō Code
namedAfter Nara
notableEmperor Emperor Kanmu
Emperor Monmu
Emperor Shōmu
Empress Genmei
Empress Genshō
Empress Kōken
notableMonk Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Gyōki
notableSite Kasuga Taisha
Kōfuku-ji
Tōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji
Yakushi-ji
religion Buddhism
Shinto
significantEvent casting of Great Buddha of Nara (Daibutsu)
compilation of Kojiki
compilation of Nihon Shoki
construction of Tōdai-ji
establishment of permanent capital at Heijō-kyō
establishment of provincial temples (kokubunji system)
flourishing of Buddhism as state religion
promulgation of Yōrō Code
startTime 710
writingSystem classical Chinese


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