Yamato Nagaoka was a leading authority on the Tang legal system in the early [[Nara period]]. He was born to an assistant minister of justice and sent to China as a legal specialist on the diplomatic mission of [[716]]. He stayed only briefly in China, returning to Japan soon after to help author the ''[[Yoro Code|Yōrō Code]]'' compiled in [[718]] (Yōrō 2). | Yamato Nagaoka was a leading authority on the Tang legal system in the early [[Nara period]]. He was born to an assistant minister of justice and sent to China as a legal specialist on the diplomatic mission of [[716]]. He stayed only briefly in China, returning to Japan soon after to help author the ''[[Yoro Code|Yōrō Code]]'' compiled in [[718]] (Yōrō 2). |