Yōrō era

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The Yōrō era was a period in early 8th-century Japan during the Nara period, noted for significant governmental and legal reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese era
historical period
associatedWithRegion Yamato Province NERFINISHED
calendarType Japanese nengō system
capital Heijō-kyō NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition early 8th century
chronologyNote precedes full development of Nara Buddhist culture
country Japan
endTime 724
eraNameReading Yōrō NERFINISHED
eraNameWrittenInKanji 養老 NERFINISHED
followedBy Jinki era NERFINISHED
follows Reiki era NERFINISHED
governmentType imperial monarchy
hasLegalCode Yōrō Code NERFINISHED
language Classical Japanese NERFINISHED
legalCodeImplementation Yōrō Code enforced in early 8th century NERFINISHED
legalCodePromulgation Yōrō Code promulgated 718
legalContext codification of administrative and penal law
legalSystemType ritsuryō system
locatedInTimePeriod Nara period NERFINISHED
notableFor governmental reforms
legal reforms
partOf classical Japan
politicalContext centralization of imperial authority
reigningEmperor Emperor Genshō NERFINISHED
Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Shinto
startTime 717

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Yōrō Code eraOfCompilation Yōrō era