Wadō

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Wadō was a Japanese era of the early Nara period, notable for the discovery of copper in Chichibu and the issuance of Japan’s first official coinage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese era name
nengō
associatedCoinage Wadōkaichin NERFINISHED
calendarType Japanese era calendar
capital Fujiwara-kyō NERFINISHED
Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED
coinageSignificance first official coinage of Japan
coinageType copper coin
country Japan
economicContext early Japanese monetary economy
endYear 715
eraChangeReason auspicious discovery of native copper
eraNameMeaning Japanese copper
eraNumber 4th Japanese era after Taika
follows Keiun NERFINISHED
modernLocationOfDiscoverySite Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED
namedAfter discovery of copper in Chichibu
notableFor discovery of copper in Chichibu Province
issuance of Japan’s first official coinage
period Nara period NERFINISHED
politicalContext centralized ritsuryō state
precedes Reiki NERFINISHED
provinceOfCopperDiscovery Musashi Province NERFINISHED
regionOfCopperDiscovery Chichibu District NERFINISHED
reigningMonarch Empress Genmei NERFINISHED
religionContext Buddhism in Japan
scriptUsedForName kanji
startYear 708
usedIn dating of official documents
writingSystem classical Chinese characters

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Empress Genmei eraName Wadō