The Nara Period (Nara Jidai) of ancient Japan (710-794 CE), so called because for most of that time the capital was located at Nara, then known as Heijokyo, was a short period of transition prior to the significant Heian Period. https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara_Period/ #History #AncientJapan #AsukaPeriod #HeianPeriod

The To-ji Shingon Buddhist temple complex is located in Kyoto, Japan. https://www.worldhistory.org/To-ji/ #History #HeianPeriod #Heiankyo #Kukai

The Nara Period (Nara Jidai) of ancient Japan (710-794 CE), so called because for most of that time the capital was located at Nara, then known as Heijokyo, was a short period of transition prior to the significant Heian Period. https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara_Period/ #History #AncientJapan #AsukaPeriod #HeianPeriod

Insei or 'cloistered government' describes the strategy of emperors during the late Heian Period (794-1185 CE) in ancient Japan where they abdicated in favour of a chosen heir yet still ruled in some capacity, typically after retiring to a Buddhist monastery, hence the reference to a cloister. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1106/insei-cloistered-government-in-ancient-japan/ #History #AncientJapan #EmperorofJapan #HeianPeriod

Ono no Komachi was a poetess of great renown during the Heian Period (794-1185 CE) of ancient Japan. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ono_no_Komachi/ #History #HeianPeriod #OnonoKomachi

The Genpei War (1180-1185 CE), also known as the Taira-Minamoto War, was a conflict in Japan principally between two rival clans: the Minamoto and Taira, for control of the imperial throne. https://www.worldhistory.org/Genpei_War/ #History #GenpeiWar #HeianPeriod #KamakuraPeriod

The Pillow Book (Makura no Soshi) is a personalised account of life at the Japanese court by Sei Shonagon which she completed c. https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Pillow_Book/ #History #HeianPeriod #Heiankyo #IzumiShikibu

The Kamakura Period or Kamakura Jidai (1185-1333 CE) of medieval Japan began when Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199 CE) defeated the Taira clan at the Battle of Dannoura in 1185 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Kamakura_Period/ #History #GenpeiWar #HeianPeriod #Kamakura

The Minamoto clan was an extended family group which dominated Japanese government and the imperial court in the 12th and 13th centuries CE.https://www.worldhistory.org/Minamoto_Clan/ #GenpeiWar #HeianPeriod #Heiankyo #History

The Genpei War (1180-1185 CE), also known as the Taira-Minamoto War, was a conflict in Japan principally between two rival clans: the Minamoto and Taira, for control of the imperial throne. The civil war was punctuated by a typhoon, earthquake, famine and a plague but was finally ended at the decisive Battle of Dannoura when the defeated leader of the Taira, Tomomori, and the claimant to the th...https://www.worldhistory.org/Genpei_War/ #GenpeiWar #HeianPeriod #KamakuraPeriod #History

“The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Of all the poets of the Hyakunin Isshu anthology, arguably the most famous, especially overseas is Lady Murasaki (poem 57), who in Japanese is called Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部). She is the author of the Tales of Genji, which epitomized life in Japanese antiquity, and is arguably the first novel in history…”

#japan #japaneseLiterature #LadyMurasaki #HeianPeriod

http://100poets.com/2023/01/16/the-diary-of-lady-murasaki/

“The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Of all the poets of the Hyakunin Isshu anthology, arguably the most famous, especially overseas is Lady Murasaki (poem 57), who in Japanese is called Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部). She is the author of the Tales of Genji, which epitomized life in Japanese antiquity, and is arguably the first novel in history…”

#japan #japaneseLiterature #LadyMurasaki #HeianPeriod

http://100poets.com/2023/01/16/the-diary-of-lady-murasaki/

The Nara Period (Nara Jidai) of ancient Japan (710-794 CE), so called because for most of that time the capital was located at Nara, then known as Heijokyo, was a short period of transition prior to the significant Heian Period. Despite the period's brevity it still managed to produce arguably the most famous works of Japanese literature ever written and some of the most important temples still...https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara_Period/ #AncientJapan #AsukaPeriod #HeianPeriod

Kukai or Kobo Daishi (774-835 CE) was a scholar, poet, and monk who founded Shingon Buddhism in Japan. The monk became the country's most important Buddhist saint and has been credited with all manner of minor miracles. Noted as a gifted sculptor and the inventor of Japanese writing, he also created the most important pilgrimage route still followed by believers today.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Kukai/ #Buddhism #EmperorKammu #HeianPeriod