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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Taika 1
Taika era canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese era
historical period
political reform
appliesToJurisdiction Yamato court
capital Naniwa
Yamato
country Japan
Japan
describedBySource Nihon Shoki
later Japanese historical chronicles
endTime 650
follows Hakuchi era
linked to: Hakuchi
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
hasPart Taika Reforms
inspiredBy Chinese Tang dynasty system
Confucian political thought
namedAfter Taika (meaning “great change”)
partOf Asuka period
precedes Hakuchi era
linked to: Hakuchi
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
Empress Kōgyoku
linked to: Empress Kōken

Nakatomi no Kamatari
Prince Naka no Ōe
startTime 645
645
temporalLocation mid-7th century

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Taika Reforms namedAfter Taika era
Emperor Kōtoku eraName Taika
linked to: Taika era