Taika Reform

Timeline

1. 645Itabuki Palace (Asuka Palace) · Nara PrefecturePrince Naka no Ōe allied with Nakatomi no Kamatari and assassinated the powerful minister Soga no Iruka at a court banquet, breaking the Soga clan's absolute control over the court and clearing the way for subsequent reforms.
2. 645–646Asuka capital · Nara PrefectureThe emperor promulgated the reform edicts, declaring the first year of Taika, and instituted public land and public people, equal-field allotments, the zu-yong-diao taxes, appointment of provincial and district officials, and household registration, rebuilding state order on the model of Tang institutions.