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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