completion of the imperial state
Terms
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copy deck
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"capital of peaceful tranquility", to which the court moved from Nara in 794
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Heian-kyo (Kyoto)
- "clans"
- uji
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"department of Shinto affairs" created during Taika reforms
- Jingikan
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"great eastern temple" (Buddhist) in Nara
- Todaiji
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"heavenly sovereign", title taken by emperors after Taika reforms
- Tenno
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(Tenji's?) administrative and penal law code (not extant)
- Ritsuryo
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712 "records of ancient matters"
- Kojiki
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720 "chronicles of Japan"
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Nihon shoki
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8th century collection of poems in Chinese characters
- Man'yoshu
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"capital of the peaceful palace" (Chinese)
first Japanese imperial capital
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Nara (Heijo-kyo)
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"heavenly warrior"
Tenji's younger brother, won the Jinshin war to succeed Tenji
A strong supporter of Buddhism
- Temmu
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Noble who helped Prince Naka in the Taika coup
Tenji rewarded him with a change of family name, and his descendants were the 2nd most powerful family in Japan for centuries
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Nakatomi/Fujiwara no Kamatari
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large Buddha in the Todaiji in Nara
- Daibutsu
- local government HQ established in N. Kyushu by Tenji in order to deal with Korean immigration
- Dazaifu
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location of capital after Naniwa, in order to have better defense against Korean threats
- Otsu
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moved capital from Nara to Kyoto, 794
- Kammu
- museum built in the 8th century, still houses the original artifacts from as far as India and Greece
- Shosoin
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Nara age
- 710-784
- Network of provincial monasteries instituted by Shomu (r. 729-49)
- kokubunji
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Prince Naka (Emperor Tenji) died
- 671
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Taika reforms moved the capital from Yamato area to here
- Naniwa
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Tang dynasty (China)
- 618-907
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the 672 struggle for succession between Tenji's son and younger brother, won by the latter
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Jinshin war
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units of artisans and specialists who worked under the uji
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be (Korean)
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wife of Temmu, continued his reforms after his death
- Jito