Taika era

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The Taika era was a mid-7th-century Japanese imperial period marked by sweeping political and administrative reforms that laid the foundations for a centralized state.

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instanceOf Japanese era
historical period
political reform
appliesToJurisdiction Yamato court NERFINISHED
capital Naniwa NERFINISHED
Yamato NERFINISHED
country Japan
Japan
describedBySource Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED
later Japanese historical chronicles
endTime 650
follows Hakuchi era NERFINISHED
hasEffect development of a legal-administrative code
expansion of imperial control over provinces
foundation of the ritsuryō state
increased centralization of political authority
reduction of clan-based power
hasGoal centralization of state power
creation of a bureaucratic state
strengthening imperial authority
hasLanguage Classical Japanese NERFINISHED
hasPart Taika Reforms NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Chinese Tang dynasty system
Confucian political thought
namedAfter Taika (meaning “great change”) NERFINISHED
partOf Asuka period NERFINISHED
precedes Hakuchi era NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Shinto
significantEvent allocation of land to cultivators
codification of court ranks and offices
confiscation of private estates for state control
creation of state-owned land (public fields)
establishment of a centralized bureaucracy
introduction of a new taxation system
issuance of land and population surveys
promulgation of edicts in the emperor’s name
reform of local governance
reorganization of provincial administration
standardization of administrative units
strengthening of capital administration
significantFigure Emperor Kōtoku NERFINISHED
Empress Kōgyoku NERFINISHED
Nakatomi no Kamatari NERFINISHED
Prince Naka no Ōe NERFINISHED
startTime 645
645
temporalLocation mid-7th century

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Taika Reforms namedAfter Taika era