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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> |
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| + | ==List of Imperial Capitals of Japan== |
| + | *[[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> |
| *[[Asuka]] (653-667) | | *[[Asuka]] (653-667) |
| *[[Otsu|Ôtsu]] (667-672) | | *[[Otsu|Ôtsu]] (667-672) |
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| **[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745) | | **[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745) |
| **Naniwa (745?) | | **Naniwa (745?) |
− | *Heijô (now Nara) (745-784) | + | *[[Heijo-kyo|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) |
| *[[Tokyo]] (1868 to present) | | *[[Tokyo]] (1868 to present) |
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− | 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.
| + | ==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 |
− | | + | <references/> |
− | Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan. Pages 40-44 | |
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