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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Yōrō era canonical 2

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

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Yōrō Code eraOfCompilation Yōrō era
Yōrō ritsuryō era Yōrō era