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**[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745) | **[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745) | ||
**Naniwa (745?) | **Naniwa (745?) | ||
| − | * | + | *Heijô (now Nara) (745-784) |
*[[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka]] (784-794) | *[[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka]] (784-794) | ||
*Heian (now [[Kyoto]]) (794-1868) | *Heian (now [[Kyoto]]) (794-1868) | ||
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Up until the mid-7th century or so, the Imperial Court maintained no permanent capital, and in fact often relocated the Court to a new capital to avoid the spiritual pollution that came with the death of an Emperor. Between 400 and 646 CE, the Yamato state had 23 emperors, and 31 imperial capitals.[1]
List of Imperial Capitals of Japan
- Naniwa (651?-653?)[2]
- Asuka (653-667)
- Ôtsu (667-672)
- Fujiwara-kyô (694-710)
- Heijô (now Nara) (710-740)
The following three capitals have overlapping and rather confusing dates:
Shogunal Seats
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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