AHI 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Kamakura Shogunate, Kusunoki Masashige, Nitta Yoshisada
18 Nov 2016
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The nara period ( nara jidai) of the history of japan covers the years from ad 710 to: empress genmei established the capital of heij -ky (present-day nara). Except for a five- year period (740 745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capital of. Japanese civilization until emperor kanmu established a new capital, nagaoka-ky , in 784, before moving to heian-ky , or kyoto, a decade later in 794. The heian period ( heian jidai) is the last division of classical japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of heian-ky , or modern. It is the period in japanese history when buddhism, taoism and other chinese influences were at their height. The kamakura period ( kamakura jidai, 1185 1333) is a period of japanese history that marks the governance by the kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in. Kamakura by the first shogun, minamoto no yoritomo.
