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Taika Reform ritsuryō system

Type Object Region Japan Time 645–700

The Taika Reform (645), modeled on Tang institutions, shifted Japan from clan-based politics toward imperial centralization and a ritsuryō state;…

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  1. 645Asuka capital · Nara PrefecturePrince Naka no Ōe and Nakatomi no Kamatari launched a coup and promulgated the reform edicts, proclaiming public lands and people, equal-field allocation, the zu-yong-diao tax and central government reform, marking the start of ritsuryō state-building.
  2. c. 650–680Ōmi Province · Shiga PrefectureAfter Emperor Tenji moved the capital to Ōmi, envoys were sent to the Tang to study codes and statutes, the eight-ministry, hundred-official system was reorganized, and early code documents such as the Ōmi Codes were compiled, laying the foundation for a nationwide ritsuryō legal code.
  3. c. 690–700Fujiwara capital · Nara PrefectureDuring Emperor Monmu's reign, compilation of the Taihō Ritsuryō entered its final stage; the basic legal and administrative framework of the ritsuryō state became complete, and equal-field allocation, household registration management and the provincial kokushi system were systematized.

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