Nara Period Flashcards
What was the time period of the Nara period?
710 - 794 CE
What was the name of the Capital of Japan in 710-794 CE?
Nara
What was the capital of Nara largely being known for?
Being the 1st permanent capital of Japan
How did the Nara period start?
By the Japanese making the first permanent capital Nara
What was the date of the capital being moved the second time in the Nara period as well as the name of the capital and emperor who relocated it.
In 740 Emperor Shumu moved the capital to Kuni
What was the date and name of the capital in the 3rd relocation of the capital?
In 743 it was moved to Shiragaki
What date was the capital moved back to Nara?
745
Where and when did the capital move to after the relocation of nara?
In 784 the capital was moved to Nagaoka
What was the final relocation of the capital and where was it moved to?
In 794 it moved to Heian-kyo which marked the beginning of the Heian period.
What was the capital to remain for 1000 years?
Kyoto
Who was Kamatari and what did he do?
He was the mastermind behind the Soga coup of 645 and was awarded the nickname of Fujiwara before he died thus starting the fujiwara clan
What were the two writing styles in the Nara period that took off?
Nihon shoki and Kojiki
