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− | *Naniwa (651?-653?) | + | 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.<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 46.</ref> |
− | *Asuka (653-667) | + | |
− | *Ôtsu (667-672) | + | ==List of Imperial Capitals of Japan== |
− | *Fujiwara (694-710) | + | *[[Naniwa]] (651?-653?)<ref>Due to archaeological debates and instances of dual capitals, this list is not complete or yet trustworthy. Naniwa was capital more times than is listed.</ref> |
− | *Heijô (now Nara) (710-740) | + | *[[Asuka]] (653-667) |
− | *Naniwa (720's?) | + | *[[Otsu|Ôtsu]] (667-672) |
− | *Kuni (740-742?) | + | *[[Fujiwara-kyo|Fujiwara-kyô]] (694-710) |
− | *Shigaraki (742?-745) | + | *[[Heijo|Heijô]] (now [[Nara]]) (710-740) |
− | *Naniwa (745?) | + | The following three capitals have overlapping and rather confusing dates: |
− | *Heijô (now Nara) (745-?) | + | **[[Kuni-kyo|Kuni]] (740-742?) |
− | *Nagaoka (784-794) | + | **[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745) |
− | *Heian (794-1868) | + | **Naniwa (745?) |
| + | *Heijô (now Nara) (745-784) |
| + | *[[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka]] (784-794) |
| + | *Heian (now [[Kyoto]]) (794-1868) |
| + | *[[Tokyo]] (1868 to present) |
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| + | ==Shogunal Seats== |
| + | *[[Kamakura]] ([[1192]]-[[1333]]) |
| + | *Kyoto (Muromachi district)([[1336]]-[[1573]]) |
| + | *[[Edo]] ([[1603]]-[[1868]]) |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
− | | + | *William Wayne Farris' ''Sacred Texts and Buried Treasure''. Pages 123-200 |
− | William Wayne Farris' ''Sacred Texts and Buried Treasure''. Pages 123-200 | + | *Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan. Pages 40-44 |
− | Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan. Pages 40-44 | + | <references/> |
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