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The Nara period (奈良時代, Nara jidai) of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. [1] Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara ).
8th century - Nara period The imperial residence and the administrative centre in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō (today's Nara) for most of the Nara period (710 to 794 AD), Heijō Palace was abandoned after the capital moved to Kyoto in 794. Nothing was left by the 12th century, but archaeological excavations and reconstructions since ...
This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Nara period (710–794) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties (including *National Treasures). [1] Twenty-three surviving sites with the same number of component structures have been so designated . [ 2 ]
Ishinokarato Kofun is located on a terraced flat area on the eastern slope of the Heijōyama Hills in the northern outskirts of Heijō-kyō, the capital of Japan in the Nara period. It has a very unusual design known as a Joenkahofun ( 上円下方墳 ) in that the tumulus its lower stage is square hōfun ( ほうふん ) -style base upon which ...
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Heijō-kyō (平城京, also Heizei-kyō, sometimes Nara no miyako) was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710 to 740 and again from 745 to 784. The imperial palace is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara (cf. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara).
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