Japan Moves the Capital to Heijō-kyō (Start of the Nara Period)

Name: Japan Moves the Capital to Heijō-kyō (Start of the Nara Period)
Start: 710

Type Event Region Japan Time 710

In 710 CE, Empress Genmei ordered the capital moved from Asuka to Heijō-kyō (modern Nara), modeled on Tang Chang'an, marking the start of Japan's Nar…

Timeline

710Heijō-kyō · JapanEmpress Genmei issued an edict moving the capital from Asuka-kyō to Heijō-kyō. The new city followed Tang Chang'an's grid plan, with the Daigokuden and Suzaku Avenue, becoming the political center of the ritsuryō state.
710–794Heijō-kyō · JapanThe Nara period, with Heijō-kyō as capital, officially began. The court implemented the ritsuryō system, compiled national histories, built Buddhist temples extensively, and sent envoys to Tang to absorb its culture, laying the foundation of Japan's ancient state system.

Sources

日本书纪 (720)
Nara Period — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Nara-period