Nara period

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The Nara period was an era of early Japanese history (710–794) marked by the establishment of a permanent capital at Nara, the flourishing of Buddhism and Chinese-influenced court culture, and the compilation of foundational chronicles and legal codes.

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Nara period canonical 58
Nara period Japan 1
Ritsuryō state 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
period of Japanese history
architectureStyle Buddhist temple architecture
capital Heijō-kyō
linked to: Heijō Palace

Nara
chronicle Kojiki
Nihon Shoki
Shoku Nihongi
country Japan
culturalDevelopment development of Japanese literature
spread of Buddhist art and sculpture
dominantCulture Chinese-influenced court culture
economicActivity wet-rice agriculture
economicPolicy handen shūju land distribution system
endTime 794
eraNameInJapanese 奈良時代
linked to: Nara period
followedBy Heian period
follows Asuka period
linked to: Yamato period
foreignRelations Balhae
Silla
Tang China
linked to: Tang dynasty
governmentForm ritsuryō state
legalCode Taihō Code
Yōrō Code
namedAfter Nara
notableEmperor Emperor Kanmu
Emperor Monmu
Emperor Shōmu
Empress Genmei
Empress Genshō
Empress Kōken
linked to: Empress Genshō
notableMonk Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Gyōki
notableSite Kasuga Taisha
Kōfuku-ji
Tōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji
Yakushi-ji
religion Buddhism
Shinto
significantEvent casting of Great Buddha of Nara (Daibutsu)
compilation of Kojiki
compilation of Nihon Shoki
construction of Tōdai-ji
establishment of permanent capital at Heijō-kyō
establishment of provincial temples (kokubunji system)
flourishing of Buddhism as state religion
promulgation of Yōrō Code
startTime 710
writingSystem classical Chinese

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House of Yamato notablePeriod Nara period
Heian period precededBy Nara period
Nara eraAssociatedWith Nara period
Hachiman worshipPeriod Nara period
Man'yōshū compilationPeriod Nara period
Imperial tombs timePeriod Nara period
Nara period eraNameInJapanese 奈良時代
linked to: Nara period
Yamato polity foundationFor Ritsuryō state
linked to: Nara period
Emperor Kanmu period Nara period
Daijō-daijin usedInPeriod Nara period
Tōdai-ji associatedWith Nara period
Kōfuku-ji AshuraStatuePeriod Nara period
Heijō Palace locatedInTimePeriod Nara period
Yakushi-ji relocationPeriod Nara period
Tōshōdai-ji associatedWith Nara period
Tōshōdai-ji era Nara period
Nihon Shoki compiledInPeriod Nara period
Old Japanese era Nara period
Ō no Yasumaro era Nara period
Shimotsumaki compiledIn Nara period
Imperial court of Japan periodOfProminence Nara period
Empress Genmei era Nara period
Man'yōgana timePeriod Nara period
sedōka floruit Nara period
bussokusekika periodOfOrigin Nara period
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro era Nara period
Ōtomo no Yakamochi period Nara period
Ōtomo no Yakamochi era Tenpyō era
linked to: Nara period
Ōtomo no Tabito period Nara period
Yamabe no Akahito literaryPeriod Nara period
Yamanoue no Okura period Nara period
Nara Basin eraOfProminence Nara period
Hieizan Enryaku-ji foundingEra Nara period
Enryaku-ji foundingEra Nara period
Taihō Code era Nara period
Taihō Code namedAfter Taihō era
linked to: Nara period
Yōrō Code appliesToPeriod Nara period
Yōrō Code timeInForce Nara period
Shoku Nihongi chroniclesPeriod Nara period
Gyōki activePeriod Nara period
Empress Genshō era Nara period
Emperor Shōmu era Nara period
Emperor Shōmu eraNameUsed Tenpyō
linked to: Nara period