Heian period

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The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is a time in the Japanese history from 794 to 1185. This grouping of years is named after city of Heian-kyō, which is the early name of present day Kyoto.^[1]

The Heian period began in 794 when the capital of Japan was moved to Heian-kyō. It lasted until 1185, which is the beginning of the Kamakura period.^[2]

In this period Kyoto was the center of Japanese culture. It was also in this period that the first known novel was published. The author was a woman. Poetry was very popular in Heian-kyo at the time.

• 794: Emperor Kammu moves the capital to Heian-kyō.^[3]
• 804: Saichō (also known as Dengyo Daishi) establishes the Tendai Buddhist sect in Japan.^[4]
• 806: Kūkai (also known as Kōbō-Daishi) establishes the Shingon Bhuddist sect in Japan^[5]
• 858: Reign of Emperor Seiwa begins; the power of the Fujiwara clan expands^[6]
• 895: Sugawara Michizane persuades Emperor Uda to suspend Imperial embassies to China.^[7]
• 1053: Byōdō-in temple near Kyōto is completed^[8]
• 1087: Emperor Shirakawa abdicates and becomes a Buddhist monk, the beginning of the Insei system of Imperial government^[9]
• 1185: Death of Emperor Antoku; Taira clan is defeated in the Gempei War^[10]

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  Model of ancient Kyoto with Imperial Palace
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  South wing of the Phoenix Hall in the Byodo-In temple in Uji

• List of Japanese eras

Media related to Heian period at Wikimedia Commons

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, Heian Period (794–1185)
• British Museum, Heian period (AD 794-1185)
• Japan-guide.com, Nara and Heian Periods (710-1185)

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