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* Japanese: 奈良時代 ''(Nara-jidai)''

* Japanese: 奈良時代 ''(Nara-jidai)''

The Nara period takes its name from the site of the capital of [[Heijo-kyo|Heijô-kyô]] in present day Nara, Japan. It was preceded by (and sometimes conflated with) the [[Asuka Period]]. Strictly speaking, it lasted from the founding of the capital of Heijô in 710 until it was moved to [[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka]] in 784. Since the capital at Nagaoka was occupied for only a decade, however, the period is often extended until the founding of the next major capital, [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]], in 794.

The Nara period takes its name from the site of [[Heijo-kyo|Heijô-kyô]] in present day [[Nara]], which served as the imperial capital from [[710]] until [[784]].

 

This period continued to witness the importation and adaptation of Chinese and Korean imperial and religious culture. It saw the expansion of Buddhist influence at the court, and both the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' and ''[[Kojiki]]'' were completed in the early Nara period. The period saw the rise of the [[Fujiwara clan|Fujiwara family]], as well as military conflict, famine, and disease.

 

The capital was relocated to [[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka-kyô]], a short distance north, in [[784]]. The chief impetus for this is typically cited as being a desire to escape the growing political influence of entrenched Buddhist institutions, including [[Todai-ji|Tôdai-ji]] and [[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]].

This period continued to witness the importation and adaptation of Chinese and Korean imperial and religious culture.  It saw the expansion of Buddhist influence at the court, and both the [[Nihon Shoki]] and [[Kojiki]] were completed in the early Nara period.  The court was presided over by the Temmu imperial dynasty, and saw the rise of the [[Fujiwara clan|Fujiwara family]]. The period also saw military conflict, famine, and disease.  It came to an end when the capital was moved north, ostensibly to escape the growing influence of the entrenched Buddhist institutions.

The capital was moved to [[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka-kyô]] in [[784]], but since the Imperial Court only remained there for ten years before moving to [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]] (i.e. [[Kyoto]]), these ten years are generally included into the Nara Period, prior to the start of the [[Heian Period]] in [[794]].

==History==

==History==

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