Permanent historical factsheet

Capital

Japan · House / House of Yamato. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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710Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

710

Gemmei710

Nara · House / House of Yamato

The Taika reforms make Nara the 1st permanent Japanese capital. "Geomancy," auspicious geography, & Buddhism are influential in the choice of capital

Names involved

Gemmei

Provenance

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