710
Capital
The Taika reforms make Nara the 1st permanent Japanese capital. "Geomancy," auspicious geography, & Buddhism are influential in the choice of capital
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Nara in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Taika reforms make Nara the 1st permanent Japanese capital. "Geomancy," auspicious geography, & Buddhism are influential in the choice of capital
Provenance
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