Difference between revisions of "Capitals of Japan"
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| − | *Naniwa (651?-653?) | + | *[[Naniwa]] (651?-653?) |
| − | *Asuka (653-667) | + | *[[Asuka]] (653-667) |
| − | * | + | *[[Otsu|Ôtsu]] (667-672) |
| − | *Fujiwara (694-710) | + | *[[Fujiwara-kyo|Fujiwara-kyô]] (694-710) |
| − | * | + | *[[Heijo|Heijô]] (now [[Nara]]) (710-740) |
The following three capitals have overlapping and rather confusing dates: | The following three capitals have overlapping and rather confusing dates: | ||
| − | **Kuni (740-742?) | + | **[[Kuni-kyo|Kuni]] (740-742?) |
| − | **Shigaraki (742?-745) | + | **[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745) |
**Naniwa (745?) | **Naniwa (745?) | ||
| − | * | + | *Heijô (now Nara) (745-784) |
| − | *Nagaoka (784-794) | + | *[[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka]] (784-794) |
| − | *Heian (794-1868) | + | *Heian (now [[Kyoto]]) (794-1868) |
| + | *[[Tokyo]] (1868 to present) | ||
Due to archaeological debates and instances of dual capitals, the above list is not complete or yet trustworthy. Naniwa was capital more times than is listed. | Due to archaeological debates and instances of dual capitals, the above list is not complete or yet trustworthy. Naniwa was capital more times than is listed. | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 30 July 2012
The following three capitals have overlapping and rather confusing dates:
Due to archaeological debates and instances of dual capitals, the above list is not complete or yet trustworthy. Naniwa was capital more times than is listed.
Sources
William Wayne Farris' Sacred Texts and Buried Treasure. Pages 123-200
Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan. Pages 40-44
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