Nara period (710–794)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Heijō-kyō
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Wadōkaichin
gptkbp:endDate 794
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Heian_period
gptkbp:governmentType imperial monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nara period (710–794)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:namedAfter Nara
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:Man'yōshū
gptkb:Kojiki
gptkb:Nihon_Shoki
Fudoki
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Kōfuku-ji
gptkb:Kasuga-taisha
gptkb:Yakushi-ji
gptkb:Tōdai-ji
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Buddha_of_Nara
census
land redistribution
compilation of Kojiki
compilation of Nihon Shoki
construction of Tōdai-ji
establishment of Ritsuryō system
rise of aristocratic clans
completion of Shōsōin treasure house
development of Japanese poetry
development of legal codes (Ritsuryō)
envoys to Tang China
establishment of provincial temples
first official Japanese histories compiled
growth of Buddhist monasteries
increased contact with Korea
influence of Tang dynasty China
introduction of Buddhism from China and Korea
introduction of rice cultivation expansion
establishment of Daijō-kan (Great Council of State)
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Emperor_Shōmu
gptkb:Empress_Kōken
gptkb:Emperor_Kōnin
gptkb:Emperor_Kanmu
gptkb:Empress_Genmei
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Asuka_period
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Shinto
gptkbp:startDate 710
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nara,_Nara_Prefecture,_Japan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6