Fujiwara-kyō site

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Fujiwara-kyō site is an archaeological area in Japan preserving the remains of one of the country’s earliest planned capitals from the late 7th to early 8th century.

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Fujiwara-kyō 1
Fujiwara-kyō ruins 1
Fujiwara-kyō site canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
former capital site
archaeologicalExcavationStart 20th century
archaeologicalExcavationType systematic excavation
associatedWith Emperor Genmei NERFINISHED
Emperor Monmu NERFINISHED
Empress Jitō NERFINISHED
capitalFunction imperial capital
capitalOf Japan NERFINISHED
country Japan
endTime 710
early 8th century
era early 8th century Japan
late 7th century Japan
followedBy Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED
governedBy Yamato court NERFINISHED
hasPart earthen rampart remains
gates remains
government office remains
moat remains
palace remains
residential area remains
street grid remains
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationCountry Japan NERFINISHED
languageOfHistoricalAdministration Classical Chinese
locatedIn Asuka region NERFINISHED
Kashihara, Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod Asuka period NERFINISHED
early Nara period
near Asuka village NERFINISHED
partOf Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological area NERFINISHED
precededBy Asuka-kyō NERFINISHED
preserves remains of administrative compounds
remains of palace buildings
remains of planned street network
religiousContext Buddhism in Japan NERFINISHED
Shinto in Japan
significance example of early grid-planned city
important for study of ancient Japanese state formation
one of Japan’s earliest planned capitals
startTime 694
late 7th century
urbanPlanningStyle Chinese-style grid plan
usedFor archaeological research
cultural tourism
historical education

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Nara Basin contains Fujiwara-kyō site
Emperor Monmu capitalDuringReign Fujiwara-kyō site
this entity surface form: Fujiwara-kyō
Kashihara hasSignificantSite Fujiwara-kyō site
this entity surface form: Fujiwara-kyō ruins
Kashihara hasCulturalHeritage Fujiwara-kyō site
this entity surface form: ancient capital site Fujiwara-kyō