Nara period

In 710, Empress Gemmei established the capital of Japan at Heijō-kyō, which is present-day Nara.^[3] Gemmei's palace was named Nara-no-miya.^[4] Except for two brief times, the reigns of the next seven monarchs were centered in the palace which was built by Gemmei.

The capital at Nara was modeled after Chang'an, the capital city of Tang China.^[5] The Nara period was marked by the introduction of Tang systems and culture.

• 710 (Wadō 3): Japan's capital city was established in Nara (Heijō-kyō).^[6]
• 712 (Wadō 5): The Kojiki was finished.^[7]
• 720 (Yōrō 4): Nihon Shoki completed.^[8]
• 749-752 (Tenpyō-shōhō 1-4): Emperor Shōmu orders the creation of a large statue of Buddha (Daibutsu) at Tōdai-ji^[9]
• 760 (Tenpyō-hōji 4): Man'yōshū completed.^[10]
• 784 (Enryaku 3): The emperor moves the capital to Nagaoka^[11]
• 788 (Enryaku 7): The Buddhist monk Saichō^[12] establishes a monastery on Mt Hiei
• December 17, 794 (Enryaku 13, 21st day of the 10th month): The Emperor moves by carriage in a grand procession from Nara to Heian-kyō.^[13]

• List of Japanese eras

Media related to Nara period at Wikimedia Commons

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asuka and Nara Periods (538–794)
• British Museum, Nara period (AD 710-794) Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Japan-guide.com, Nara and Heian Periods (710 - 1185)

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